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J. Crew likely to file for bankruptcy in virus’ first big retail casualty

Vanessa Friedman, Sapna Maheshwari and Michael J. de la Merced, The New York Times
Posted at May 04 02:24 PM

J. Crew, the mass-market clothing company whose preppy-with-a-twist products were worn by Michelle Obama and appeared at New York Fashion Week, is expected to file for bankruptcy protection as soon as Monday. It would be the first major retailer to fall during the coronavirus pandemic, though other big industry names including Neiman Marcus and J.C. Penney are likewise struggling with the devastating toll of mass shutdowns.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 29, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 05:03 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Filipino crew members ready to disembark from ship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 12:14 PM

The coast guard is monitoring seven cruise ships with Filipino crew members in Manila Bay. Read more »

LOOK: AirAsia debuts protective suits against COVID-19 for flight crew

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 04:03 PM

AirAsia said Tuesday its cabin crew would wear "red hot" personal protective equipment for local and international flights as a shield against COVID-19 once flying resumes.   Read more »

Uninfected crew on cruise ship in Nagasaki to be sent home

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 27 04:26 PM

Some of the crew aboard an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs at Nagasaki Port in southwestern Japan who have tested negative for the novel coronavirus will be sent home as early as this week, the vessel's operator said Monday.   Read more »

The government owes our seafarers a safe passage home

ANCX
Updated as of Apr 21 08:14 AM

Diamond Princess steward Ian Frias insists on finding the bright side of his COVID-19 journey, despite the fact he’s still unable to reunite with family, and despite government’s frustrating response to his and and his fellow seafarers’ woes. By CES ORENA DRILON Read more »

Cathay Pacific to close US cabin crew bases, laying off 286 staff

Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 02:28 PM

In a statement, Cathay said it was communicating with the affected crew in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles as well as their union. Read more »

LOOK: Philippine Airlines cabin crew don protective suits in 'new normal'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 11:27 AM

Philippine Airlines on Friday unveiled specially designed personal protective gear for cabin crew as part of a "new normal" to prevent the spread of COVID-19 that grounded global aviation. Read more »

After COVID-19, how will the aviation industry fly again?

Updated as of Apr 09 01:41 PM

With the enhanced community quarantine keeping everyone grounded, airline carriers Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines are expecting turbulence to continue until the end of the year. BY GELO DIONORA Read more »

PH repatriates 881 seafarers from US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 12:53 PM

Some 881 Filipino seafarers on Tuesday arrived in Manila from cruise ships moored in the United States, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »

Gov't scouts for quarantine location to house repatriated cruise ship workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 11:01 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday said the government is currently looking for locations to quarantine Filipino cruise ship workers repatriated from vessels that had confirmed cases of COVID-19. Read more »

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 »