CANDIDO VALENZUELA AND RENE VILLANUEVA

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                    [Title] => US court may dismiss Pinoy seaman’s suit
                    [Summary] => A United States court is likely to dismiss the $1-billion punitive and compensatory suit filed by a Filipino crewmember of the SS Norway for lack of jurisdiction.


Local manning agencies said yesterday the US court hearing the case of Filipino Abdi Comedia might rule to transfer the complaint to a court in the Philippines.


"It’s a matter of establishing jurisdiction," said Doris Magsaysay-Ho, chairwoman of Magsaysay Maritime Corp.


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                    [Title] => Bodies of 6 Pinoy seamen brought home
                    [Summary] => The remains of six Filipino seamen killed in a cruise ship explosion in Miami, Florida last month arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from the US yesterday.


Reports said relatives of the victims plan to sue the Norwegian Cruise Lines, owner of the SS Norway, where an explosion occurred in the boiler room last May 25.


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US court may dismiss Pinoy seaman’s suit

June 25, 2003 - 12:00am

A United States court is likely to dismiss the $1-billion punitive and compensatory suit filed by a Filipino crewmember of the SS Norway for lack of jurisdiction. Local manning agencies said yesterday the US court...

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Bodies of 6 Pinoy seamen brought home

June 6, 2003 - 12:00am

The remains of six Filipino seamen killed in a cruise ship explosion in Miami, Florida last month arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from the US yesterday. Reports...

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