Last updated Apr 11, 2020 | Jobs and Tips, Money Making, OutReach, Seaman's Health, Uncategorized
Land-based and sea-based overseas workers whose employment was displaced by the Corona virus pandemic will be given ten thousand pesos financial assistance. According to Secretary Silvestre Bello III, “The Department of Labor and Employment has already prepared the...
Mar 25, 2020 | Best Memories, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative, Seaman's Health
It’s all over the news. The corona virus outbreak is gripping people in fear. Nobody is allowed to leave their homes as government imposes community lock down and quarantine. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, parks and public places are empty. As a seaman, being in a...
Last updated Oct 14, 2020 | Documents, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative, Training Tips
Online application of MARINA’s SID/ SRB documents is now in full ahead. With new regulations in place, our Seaman’s Book got a new upgrade. Seafarers will not be given a Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB) starting November 2019. Instead, they must...
Last updated Oct 5, 2020 | Documents, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative, Training Tips
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) launches a new identification system for seafarers called SID/ SRB. Since November 2019, they already stopped producing our Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB) as you can see in online appointment MISMO. What they...
Last updated Feb 10, 2020 | Documents, Jobs and Tips, Training Tips
Under First Time Jobseekers MC-No.-SC-2019-02, first time job seekers can now process their COP of BT and SDSD for FREE. This is in accordance with Republic Act No. 11261 or “First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act” Basic Training (BT) and Seafarers with...
Last updated Nov 5, 2019 | Best Memories
A US visa interview is your ticket to the United States. If you’re an old time seaman who frequents there, the application can be very simple. However, if it’s your first time to take the C1-D visa, expect a stringent session. Thinking about the interview process...
Last updated Oct 15, 2020 | Documents, Home, Jobs and Tips, Training Tips
Dubbed as eRegistration Version 2, POEA recently made a soft launch of their newest online platform for overseas workers. It replaces the old (well, not really) e-registration system we’re using. One of my reader commented on my previous “e-Registration how-to”...
