MANILA, April 2 (Bloomberg): Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday said his government will "do everything” to address outstanding issues confronting its maritime industry after the European Commission agreed to continue recognizing government certificates issued to its seafarers.
The Philippines is one of the world’s top suppliers of maritime labour and Marcos cheered the Commission’s move, saying it averted the potential loss of 50,000 jobs - the number of Filipino seafarers working on European Union-flagged ships - according to a tweet by his communications office.
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