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Committee on Migrant Workers Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed elation over the passage into law of Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers which institutionalizes the rights that will protect our seafarers. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law on September 23 Republic Act 12021 or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers in a Ceremonial Signing at […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has warned that the European Union’s (EU) recognition for Filipino seafarers might be revoked if the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is still not properly implemented in the country’s maritime education, training, and certification systems. Villanueva called on the heads of the Maritime Industry Authority […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles lauded Filipino seafarers as “the best and most trusted in the world” during the inauguration of a training vessel at Manila’s South Harbor on Thursday. The Malacanang official addressed maritime industry leaders and stakeholders as the 78.6-meter and 750-ton M/V Kapitan Gregorio Oca, the country’s newest training vessel designed to further […]