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Osteoarthritis as a compensable seafarer’s illness
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO |October 29,2018 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/201215/osteoarthritis-as-a-compensabl...

Degenerative changes of the spine, also known as osteoarthritis, is considered as a work-related. due to the seafarer’s performance of tasks that clearly involved unduly heavy physical labor and joint strain.

‘Rosita’ grounds 1,500 passengers in various ports
Aerol John Pateña October 29, 2018 http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1052454

MANILA -- More than a thousand passengers have been stranded in ports across Luzon and Visayas as Typhoon Rosita moves closer to the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Monday.

Shipowners Warn on E.U. Regulation of Seafarer Working Conditions
2018-10-29 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/shipowners-warn-on-e-u-regula...

The shipowner organization Danish Shipping has warned that E.U. plans could mean additional financial and administrative burdens for the industry if seafarers are brought under the rules set out in the E.U. directive on transparent and predictable working conditions.

CHED ensures maritime schools adhere to int’l standards
Merlina Hernando-Malipot October 29, 2018 https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/10/29/ched-ensures-maritime-schools-adhere-t...

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has collaborated with three other key agencies of the government to ensure compliance of Philippine maritime institutions to international standards.

Getting attention!
BRENDA V. PIMENTEL https://www.manilatimes.net/getting-attention/459451/

DFA: 21 seafarers stranded in India home soon
Oct 26 2018 https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/26/18/dfa-21-seafarers-stranded-in-...

MANILA - Twenty-one Filipino seafarers stranded in India since June will be repatriated soon, the Philippine envoy there reported to home office this week.

Cosco in talks to take 49% stake in Sovcomflot
Jason Jiang October 26th, 2018 https://splash247.com/cosco-in-talks-to-take-49-stake-in-sovcomflot/

China’s state run shipping conglomerate China Cosco Shipping Corporation is in talks to take a stake of up to 49% in Russia’s largest state run shipping firm, Sovcomflot, according to reports published in Russian newspaper Nakanune.

Marina urges shipping firms to inspect vessels for Undas trips
Faye Orellana - October 27, 2018 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1047388/marina-urges-shipping-firms-to-ins...

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) urged shipping companies on Saturday to conduct a safety inspection of their vessels in preparation for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’s Day — collectively known as Undas.

Cebuano seafarer heads to nationals
October 25, 2018

ANOTHER Cebuano advanced to the final round of a national business plan competition that highlights the participation not only of seafarers within the country but also of the rest of the Filipino seafarers from all over the globe.

Seafarers Argue No One in State Administration Follows International Requirements and Standards
26 Oct 2018

October 26, 2018 - The situation in the Montenegrin state maritime administration is catastrophic, and the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs (MSP) in general does not have any staff who are taking care and follows the issue of seafarers, it was stated at the regular Assembly of the Union of Seafarers of Montenegro (UP).