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Manila, Philippines - Around 400,000 Filipino seafarers will be deployed aboard international vessels overseas by the end of the year as demands to hire Filipino crewmembers and officers continue to grow.

Manila, Philippines - For the third time this decade, the Philippines was able to comply with global seafaring standards and has made it in the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) “white list”.

Manila, Philippines – The competency of the country’s maritime industry is set to improve as the Nautical Institute (NI) expands its accreditation services.

Manila, Philippines -The Aquino administration recently vowed to provide more scholarships for mariners’ children in recognition of their vital contribution to the Philippine economy.

Manila, Philippines –A news portal recently took a stand on the new requirement for overseas Filipino worker’s need to obtain a departing clearance from The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

Manila, Philippines- Lawmakers are pushing for an “equal protection of law for Filipino seamen” in line with the growing number of pirate attacks at seas as Democratic Independent Workers' Association (DIWA) party-list representative Emmeline Aglipay recently filed House Resoultion1474.

Manila, Philippines - The possibility of Filipino seafarers being banned by the European Union for not complying with certain maritime standards has not fazed the Filipino mariners said Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.

A “facelift” of urban renewal programs will soon be mushrooming in Manila with the aid of local mayors.