Eight Filipino seafarers on board the container ship MV Solong, which collided with an oil tanker in England on March 10, returned to the Philippines on Tuesday. According to a statement by the ...

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino seafarers, a top source of manpower in the global maritime industry, have consistently been in the top 5 most abandoned nationalities. Abandoned seafarers are ...

MANILA, Philippines — Three seafarers and labor lawyer Sonny Matula challenged in the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday the legality of at least two provisions in the Magna Carta for Filipino ...

Senator Raffy Tulfo made the call as he inquired about the cases of five missing Filipino seafarers during the continuation of ... In the same hearing, the lawmaker urged Maritime Industry Authority ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino seafarer has gone missing following a collision between a chemical tanker and a container ship off the northeast coast of England, the Department of Migrant ...

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and international shipping company Maersk on Tuesday agreed to advance sustainable shipping practices and environmental stewardship, particularly on ...

Republic Act No. 12021, ratified in September 2024, sets clear guidelines on the rights and welfare of Filipino seafarers, including provisions on decent working conditions, fair compensation ...

In a statement, the DMW said the seafarer was onboard MV Solong when it collided with oil tanker Stena Immaculate at the North Sea on March 10, 2025 at approximately 10:00 a.m. (UK local time) in ...

Petitioner Sonny Matula argues that the execution bond provision in the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers is unconstitutional and brings about 'negative social justice' MANILA, Philippines – A ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino seafarers’ group representative on Wednesday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the pre-enrollment period for the overseas online voting for the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers on Thursday evening confirmed that a Filipino seafarer was reported missing, after a collision between a chemical tanker and a container ship ...