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                    [ArticleID] => 2245760
                    [Title] => Business group seeks government help on seafarers   
                    [Summary] => A maritime business group is calling for help from the government amid fears that 50,000 seafarers may be on the verge of losing their jobs for failure to comply with international maritime safety standards of the European Maritime Safety Agency. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-02-18 00:00:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1703116
                    [AuthorName] => Robertzon Ramirez
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/02/17/pinoy-seafarer2020-01-0121-07-45_2023-02-17_23-00-22116_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1303694
                    [Title] => Phl still fails to address deficiencies in maritime safety
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Philippine compliance with European and international maritime safety standards has been rated “negative” by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1294898 [Title] => Will our seafaring countrymen be spared? [Summary] =>

As the country awaits the audit results of the influential European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) on the employment fate of our Filipino officers assigned to man European vessels, here now is much-delayed news from our esteemed colleagues in Congress.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133715 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805279 [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1244626 [Title] => EMSA reviews Phl compliance with maritime rules [Summary] =>

Representatives of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) are in the country to reassess the Philippines’ compliance with the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers Convention.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 947538 [Title] => Phl still fails to meet EU maritime education standards [Summary] =>

The Philippines still fails to meet European Union (EU) standards on maritime education, training and competency certificates, according to the results of a recent performance audit, prompting Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to raise the matter to President Aquino.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-29 01:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653665 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee Brago and Helen Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img571/7317/gen1am2.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 931919 [Title] => MARINA ready for EC, EMSA audit [Summary] =>

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is meeting inspectors of the European Commission and its European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) this week as it decides on whether to push through with a threat to prohibit Filipino seafarers from manning European Union-registered vessels.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 920682 [Title] => MARINA ready for EU audit on standards of Pinoy seafarers [Summary] =>

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) expressed readiness for the coming audit of the European Commission’s European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) next month that will decide if the EC will push through with their planned implementation of a ban on Filipino seafarers from crewing European Union-registered ships.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 911345 [Title] => CHED confident Phl can avert EU ban on seafarers [Summary] =>

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) expressed confidence that the Philippines can avert the imposition of a ban by the European Commission (EC) on Filipino seafarers from manning European Union (EU)-registered vessels.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 753093 [Title] => Phl to block EU decision withdrawing certification rights for Pinoy seafarers [Summary] =>

The Philippines is bent on preventing at all costs a decision by the European Union (EU) to withdraw certification rights for over 240,000 Filipino seafarers from vessels registered in any EU member state if it feels the level of training and non-compliance issues are still not addressed by the country.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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