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FOREIGN CRUISE SHIPS WITH FILIPINO CREW ALLOWED TO DOCK IN MANILA PORTS, CAN BE USED AS QUARANTINE FACILITIES — NOGRALES

Post author By Hazel Chua
Post date April 17, 2020
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Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Thursday announced that foreign cruise ships carrying Filipino crew members will be allowed to dock in Manila subject to guidelines to be issued by the IATF.Nograles said that per IATF Resolution No. 24, “foreign cruise ships carrying Filipino […]

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THOUSANDS OF FILIPINOS WORKING ON CRUISE SHIPS BEING SENT HOME — ACTS-OFW

Post author By Hazel Chua
Post date March 16, 2020
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Thousands of Filipino workers are being sent home by global cruise ship operators amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACTS-OFW Coalition of Organizations said on Friday. “There is widespread uncertainty now among Filipino staff on short-term contracts with cruise ships, considering that (cruise) operations around the world have virtually ground to a halt,” said ACTS-OFW chairperson […]

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