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The House Committee on Transportation approved bills creating extension offices of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
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The measures filed by MARINO Party-list Rep. Sandro Gonzales creating the MARINA offices in Cagayan Valley, Central Luz
(PPD photo) MANILA - A lawmaker on Friday urged the secretary of the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to immediately set up an online database system to track and deliver timely legal and welfare services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a statement, Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte said DMW Secretary Abdullah Derupong Mama-o the new department should provide legal aid and other necessary assistance to distressed OFWs, especially those affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the latest surge of Covid-19 in Hong Kong. "The DMW's online database will encourage and enhance information and resource sharing among related agencies, and will help improve the delivery of services to our OFWs," Villafuerte said. Villafuerte cited a provision under Republic Act (RA) 11641, which establishes the Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFWs na Nangangailangan (AKSYON) Fund to finance legal and other forms of assistance to OFWs, separate f
HOME. Seafarers of MV Bolten Ithaki, MV Ithaca Prospect, MV Polar Star, and MV Riva Wind arrive in the Philippines on March 14, 2022. The latest arrival brought the total number of seafarers repatriated from Ukraine since February 27 to 247 seafarers. (Photo courtesy of DFA) MANILA - A party-list group representing Filipino seafarers on Tuesday lauded the Duterte administration for its measures focusing on the protection and safety of overseas Filipinos, especially those affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. In a statement, Marino Rep. Sandro Gonzales commended the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for successfully repatriating hundreds of Filipino seafarers onboard different ships in the areas affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Gonzales said these agencies have been efficient in carrying out their mandate and r