Amid the threat of kidnappings in the high seas, Filipino seafarers remitted a record $2.502 billion from January to September this year, the Trade Union of the Philippines (TUCP) said.
The increase in remittances is attributed to the rising enlistment of Filipinos in the world’s ships, TUCP secretary-general Ernesto Herrera said Tuesday.
“Foreign employers find Filipino sailors quick learners, and easier to train compared to other nationals," Herrera added.
According to him, several European and Asian shipping firms have disbanded their multinational crews to replace them with all-Filipino personnel. Read more
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Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Friday, 15 August 2008
Philippines: More Pinoy seafarers
MORE cadet scholars are expected to be trained to become significant contributors to the country and its maritime industry as the University of Cebu (UC) inaugurated last Wednesday the UC-NSA building at the UC Lapulapu-Mandaue (UCLM) Campus.
The building houses 38 classrooms, two physical fitness gyms, swimming pools, canteen, recreation area, drafting and plotting rooms, as well as laboratories for physics and chemistry classes. It also houses a computer laboratory with 50 computer units, a Full Mission Bridge Simulator, equipped with Radar/Arpa Simulator software, and an automatic identification system.
Adjacent to the building is a dormitory that has 32 rooms for male and female scholars.
UC’s initial investment for the buildings was P80 million, but UC chairman Augusto Go said the total project cost could very well reach P100 million.
Go is hoping that UC’s partner, the Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA), will put up more facilities in the building. [Read more]
The building houses 38 classrooms, two physical fitness gyms, swimming pools, canteen, recreation area, drafting and plotting rooms, as well as laboratories for physics and chemistry classes. It also houses a computer laboratory with 50 computer units, a Full Mission Bridge Simulator, equipped with Radar/Arpa Simulator software, and an automatic identification system.
Adjacent to the building is a dormitory that has 32 rooms for male and female scholars.
UC’s initial investment for the buildings was P80 million, but UC chairman Augusto Go said the total project cost could very well reach P100 million.
Go is hoping that UC’s partner, the Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA), will put up more facilities in the building. [Read more]
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