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102 OFWs repatriated from Côte d’Ivoire and USA arrive in Manila
April 22, 2020 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/735052/102-ofws-repatri...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 102 overseas Filipino workers from Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa and California, USA were repatriated and arrived in Manila on Tuesday.

Probe of Chinese mining ships in Semirara sought
Joey Gabieta, Nestor Burgos Jr. - April 22, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1262549/probe-of-chinese-mining-ships-in-s...

Legarda wants to know if health, security protocols followed as coal firm continues operation on Antique island

New £2 Million Fund from Seafarers UK to Help Seafarers Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
20 April 2020 https://www.cobseo.org.uk/new-2-million-fund-from-seafarers-uk-to-help-s...

Artania cruise ship crewman in his 40s becomes youngest person in Australia to die from coronavirus
Benjamin Gubana 17 April 2020 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-17/man-in-40s-youngest-to-die-in-aus...

A 42-year-old man who was a crew member of the cruise ship Artania has died in a Perth hospital, becoming the seventh coronavirus death recorded in WA and the youngest person to die of the virus in the country.

Pinoy doctor dies while aboard ship in the Netherlands
Jofelle Tesorio, Apr 17 2020 https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/15/20/pinoy-doctor-dies-of-natural-...

Dr. Rhoneil Ramirez Deveraturda. Photo from his Facebook account

Cruise ship workers out of jobs till end of 2020
Recto Mercene & Samuel P. Medenilla April 20, 2020 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/04/20/cruise-ship-workers-out-of-jobs...

Quarantine facilities for 8,000 seamen: CM
TNN | Apr 20, 2020 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/quarantine-facilities-for-8...

Goa Covid-free, but risks loom as 7,000 seamen set to return
Bindiya Chari | Apr 20, 2020 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/goa-covid-free-but-risks-loom-...

DFA brings home 571 more Filipino seafarers
Apr 19, 2020 https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/4/19/more-filipino-seafarers-arrive...

200 Filipino seamen from Germany arrive
Charmaine A. Tadalan April 17, 2020 https://www.bworldonline.com/200-filipino-seamen-from-germany-arrive/

ABOUT 200 Filipino sailors from Germany came home on Friday amid a novel coronavirus pandemic that has sickened 2.2 million and killed more than 147,000 people worldwide, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.