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[ArticleID] => 1511932
[Title] => Seafarers stage protest vs Marina
[Summary] => At least 2,000 seafarers and their families gathered at the Maritime Industry Authority along Taft Avenue in Manila Thursday to protest what they described as the Marina’s shortcomings and incompetence.
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-17 10:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805358
[AuthorName] => Non Alquitran
[SectionName] => Metro
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[ArticleID] => 1507370
[Title] => MARINA lauds training center for acquiring modern equipment
[Summary] => The Maritime Industry Authority-7 has acknowledged efforts of maritime training centers in Cebu that continuously exert effort to meet the demand of the international shipping industry for highly trained seafarers.
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-04 10:00:00
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[SectionName] => Cebu News
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[ArticleID] => 1371427
[Title] => Europe trip generates $2.38-B investments
[Summary] => It’s mission accomplished, said President Aquino yesterday of his trip to Europe, where he bagged $2.38 billion worth of investments as well as clear expressions of support for Manila’s position on the West Philippine Sea issue.
[DatePublished] => 2014-09-21 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804901
[AuthorName] => Aurea Calica
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140921/pres-aquino-and-angela-merkel-1.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1363857
[Title] => Phl maritime center gets Belgian recognition
[Summary] => The Philippine Center for Advanced Maritime Simulation and Training, Inc. (Philcamsat) has received the distinction of being the first maritime training center in all of Asia to be recognized by the Belgian Maritime Inspectorate as its courses receive certification from the directorate-general for maritime transport under the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport agency of the Kingdom of Belgium.
[DatePublished] => 2014-09-01 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
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[SectionName] => The Good News
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[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/other-sections/the-good-news/20140901/Phl-maritime-center-Belgian-recognition.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1350784
[Title] => DFA chief meets with EU ministers on seamen’s certificate compliance
[Summary] => Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario met with foreign ministers of European Union member states to seek their continued support for the Philippines’ efforts to hurdle EU requirements on compliance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) to prevent the loss of recognition of Filipino seamen.
[DatePublished] => 2014-07-27 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804865
[AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago
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[ArticleID] => 1339199
[Title] => If EU withdraws recognition 80T Seamen may lose jobs
[Summary] => Around 80,000 Filipino seafarers from European Union-flagged vessels may lose jobs should the European Maritime Safety Agency withdraw its recognition of Philippine certificates, a top official from the Marine Industry Authority-7 noted.
[DatePublished] => 2014-06-26 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1405019
[AuthorName] => John M. Destacamento
[SectionName] => Cebu News
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[ArticleID] => 1329643
[Title] => Lawmakers to help avert ban on Phl seafarers
[Summary] => Lawmakers yesterday vowed to support more measures to avert the blacklisting of Filipino seafarers by the European Union (EU), which last month gave the Philippines more time to comply with the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for seafarers.
[DatePublished] => 2014-06-01 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805432
[AuthorName] => Paolo Romero
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[ArticleID] => 1328133
[Title] => CHED eyes national entrance exam for key courses
[Summary] => The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is eyeing the possibility of implementing a national qualifying exam for specific courses in line with efforts to improve the quality of graduates in these fields.
[DatePublished] => 2014-05-28 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804518
[AuthorName] => Ghio Ong
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140528/ched-logo-with-exam-paper-8.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1318633
[Title] => EU sets Phl visit to audit seafarer compliance
[Summary] => The European Union has acknowledged the progress made by the Philippines in raising the standard of the training of Filipino seafarers and is set to visit the country this October for an audit.
[DatePublished] => 2014-05-03 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097197
[AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 1314259
[Title] => Gov’t urged to look into seafarers’ plight
[Summary] => A group of Filipino seafarers urged the government to look into the plight of thousands of seafarers who stand to lose their jobs following the country’s failure to comply with the European Union’s maritime safety and education standards.
[DatePublished] => 2014-04-21 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804865
[AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago
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