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370 Pinoy crew members repatriated from 3 cruise ships in Italy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 03:03 PM

Some 370 Filipino crew members arrived Saturday from 3 cruise ships moored in COVID-19 hotbed Italy, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday. Read more »

Netflix commits $100 million to help actors, crews thrown out of work

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 21 08:44 AM

Streaming television giant Netflix on Friday launched a $100 million fund to help actors and production crews endure the hit to paychecks caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Filipinos disembark from virus-stricken cruise ship off San Francisco

Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Updated as of Mar 15 01:43 PM

Over 400 Filipinos aboard the Grand Princess docked off the coast of San Francisco have disembarked the virus-stricken cruise ship and are scheduled to return to the Philippines late Saturday (Sunday afternoon in Manila). Read more »

Virus-hit US cruise ship to dock as New York declares health emergency

Jocelyne Zablit, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 03:40 PM

A US cruise ship hit by coronavirus was given permission to dock late Saturday, while New York announced a state of emergency as confirmed cases across the country surged past 400.  Read more »

Some Pinoys catch COVID-19 on ship stuck off San Francisco: cruise operator

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 04:48 PM

Several Filipino crew members of a cruise ship off the coast of San Francisco, California tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the vessel's operator said Sunday (Manila time). Read more »

Grand Princess quarantined off California coast

Michele Smith via AP
Updated as of Mar 06 10:18 AM

In this photo provided by Michele Smith, a National Guard helicopter delivering coronavirus testing kits hovers above the Grand Princess cruise ship Thursday, off the California coast. Read more »

Same quarantine procedure may apply to 500 Filipinos aboard Grand Princess if COVID-19 spreads

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 07:06 PM

The Philippine health department said Thursday it is hoping those in charge of the Grand Princess cruise ship in the United States have learned the lessons from the Diamond Princess experience in Japan as far as dealing with the new coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

DOH to quarantine 500 Filipinos from Japan-moored cruise ship at New Clark City on Sunday

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 08:56 PM

The Philippines' health department on Thursday confirmed that it plans to quarantine at New Clark City (NCC) north of Manila starting Sunday the estimated 500 Filipinos who will be repatriated from Japan. Read more »

More than 100 Pinoy crew members opt to stay on virus-hit Japan cruise ship

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 06:17 PM

More than 100 Filipino crew members of the cruise ship quarantined in Japan have opted to say aboard despite being allowed to disembark, according to Magsaysay Maritime Corp.  Read more »

Filipino sailor in Japan cruise ship cleared of COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 03:26 PM

A Filipino sailor who had contracted the novel coronavirus aboard a cruise ship moored off Japan's coast has been cleared of the disease, the Philippine Embassy in Japan said Wednesday. Read more »

Agency for Filipino crew in virus-hit Japan cruise ship assures seafarers' safety

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 08:41 PM

Magsaysay Maritime Corporation, the management handling the Filipino crew onboard Diamond Princess, a ship of Princess Cruises, said they are in contact with authorities to prevent the seafarers from getting the virus. Read more »

Filipino crew member in Japan cruise ship tests positive for 2019-nCoV

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 07:04 PM

The sailor is the first known case of a Filipino infected of 2019-nCoV. Read more »

KILALANIN: 92 anyos na nagtatrabaho bilang fast food crew

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 09:17 PM

Sa edad na 92, nagtatrabaho pa rin siya bilang service crew sa isang fast food chain. Read more »

German cabin crew union threatens Lufthansa strikes after 'failed' talks

Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 08:12 AM

German cabin crew union UFO said arbitration talks with Lufthansa on Sunday had failed and its members could stage strikes any time from now on, though they would spare passengers industrial action on Dec. 24, 25 and 26.   Read more »

Filipino seafarer abducted by pirates off Togo dies; 3 others freed

Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 11:19 PM

The tanker, Elka Aristotle, was attacked on Nov. 4 about 18 km from the port of Lome. The pirates fled after kidnapping two Filipinos, one Greek, and one Georgian. Read more »

Pirates kidnap 19 crew members from Greek tanker off Nigeria

Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 09:26 PM

The loaded vessel, the Nave Constellation, was attacked 77 nautical miles off Bonny Island on Tuesday and 18 Indians and one Turk from the crew were seized, the official said. Read more »

Crew na nag-absent dahil lasing, hinoldap ang pinagtatrabahuhang restoran

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 04:21 PM

Matapos mag-absent dahil sa kalasingan, pumunta pa rin ang isang crew sa kaniyang pinagtatrabahuhan sa Atlanta, Georgia sa Estados Unidos, pero sa halip na magtrabaho ay nangholdap umano siya rito. Read more »

51 people rescued in sea off Masbate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 05:08 AM

MANILA—Authorities rescued 43 passengers and 8 crew members of a distressed motorized banca in the waters off Masbate on Wednesday. Read more »

WATCH: Indian dance group shocks ‘Your Moment’ with head-twisting trick

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 07:49 AM

They may not have won the chance to be in the next round, but this Indian group definitely left the judges with a performance they'll remember for a long time.  Read more »

British tanker with Filipino crew member leaves Iranian port after July seizure

Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 07:42 PM

The Stena Impero was seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz waterway for alleged marine violations two weeks after Britain detained an Iranian tanker off the territory of Gibraltar. The Iranian ship was released in August. Read more »