The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that lack of access to vaccinations for seafarers is placing shipping in a ‘legal minefield’, while leaving global supply chains vulnerable. A legal document due to be circulated to the global shipping community later this week by ICS highlights concerns that vaccinations could soon become a compulsory requirement for work at sea…
Early this year, a joint team of the Bureau of Customs (BUCUS) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) apprehended a Chinese dredger “MV Zhonhai 68” for illegal and unauthorized presence in Philippine waters. Carrying a Sierra Leone flag and operated by Malaysian-registered HK Weifeng Hangyu Co. Ltd., the vessel was cleared by Cagayan Province authorities to leave the country more…
The lockdown of the whole of Luzon, which includes Metro Manila, was announced on 16-March-2020. It was to control the movement of over 60 million people in the North of the Philippines to stop or hinder the spread of the deadly CoVID-19 pandemic. In all of January and February, the Philippine had a total of 3 infections and 1 death,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations under the Economic and Social Council. Founded on 7-April-1948 its goal is to “ensure the attainment of all peoples of the highest possible level of health.” Its current mission is to “promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.” The WHO has 194 member states…
The Novel Coronavirus (CoVID-19) infection was first reported on 31-Dec-2019. The virus originated from Wuhan, China and quickly spread to coastal cities, and internationally. The South China Agricultural University reports their discovery of a 99% genetic match between CoVID-19 and a strain of the virus in pangolins. An earlier study published in Nature finds the probable origin of the virus…