10 wishes in the Year of the Seafarer
The UK-based International Committee on Seafarers Welfare (ICSW) is organising a “Party in the Park” on 26th June at Manila’s Rizal Park, better known by its old name, Luneta. The event is supported by...
View ArticleCrew hiring and the sense of delicacy
Seafarers still hang around Manila’s Rizal Park, more popularly known as Luneta. But the festive atmosphere is gone following the closure last month of the recruitment booths seen in this photo....
View ArticleThe house of the flag administration
It is, to use a term that was once in vogue, a Third World country. Yet surely the Philippines’ Maritime Industry Authority deserves a more decent home. The Parkview Plaza along Taft Avenue in Manila...
View ArticleHow not to recruit Filipino seafarers
Nineteen manning agencies are facing sanctions after a recent Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) crackdown on illegal recruitment at Manila’s Luneta Park. None of them reportedly had...
View Article10 wishes in the Year of the Seafarer
The UK-based International Committee on Seafarers Welfare (ICSW) is organising a “Party in the Park” on 26th June at Manila’s Rizal Park, better known by its old name, Luneta. The event is supported by...
View ArticleCrew hiring and the sense of delicacy
Seafarers still hang around Manila’s Rizal Park, more popularly known as Luneta. But the festive atmosphere is gone following the closure last month of the recruitment booths seen in this photo....
View ArticleThe house of the flag administration
It is, to use a term that was once in vogue, a Third World country. Yet surely the Philippines’ Maritime Industry Authority deserves a more decent home. The Parkview Plaza along Taft Avenue in Manila...
View ArticleHow not to recruit Filipino seafarers
Nineteen manning agencies are facing sanctions after a recent Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) crackdown on illegal recruitment at Manila’s Luneta Park. None of them reportedly had...
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