Locsin orders DFA to act on 22 seafarers’ extended stay in Hebei, China

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Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to submit to him a report to determine if there was “willful neglect” on their part regarding the case of the 22 Filipino seafarers who were left stranded off the waters in Hebei Province, China since la

“I’d like a report on whether this was willful neglect on our part or they were working for some f_____g Filipino recruiter,” Locsin said in a tweet on Sunday

Aside from a report on the case of the 22 seafarers, Locsin also ordered Undersecretary for Civil Security and Consular Concerns Brigido Dulay, Jr. to coordinate with the nearest Philippine consulate in Hebei province and bring home the stranded overseas workers. Dulay said the ship is anchored off Hebei, currently a COVID-19 hotspot, where Chinese authorities are reportedly “reluctant to disembark” the Filipino seafarers. He told Locsin in a tweet that they are now working to get a berthing permit from Chinese authorities.

 

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