Some 21 Filipino seafarers stranded on bulker S-Breeze in the Ukraine arrived home on Tuesday and crew for five more vessels were set to be repatriated.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)-Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA) welcomed the arrival of 21 seafarers of MV S-Breeze, the first group of seafarers repatriated from Ukraine on Tuesday morning, bringing to 63 the total number repatriated Filipinos from the war-torn country to 63. A separate…
Filipinos who were trapped in Ukraine and wanted to flee the war are advised to take the train instead as the Philippine Embassy is experiencing logistical constraints in the midst of the war zone. Philippine Ambassador to Ukraine Leah Basinang-Ruiz said the only safe means of transport available that they…