Typically, Filipino seafarers work alongside mostly European officers and other multinational crew, in a ship flying a flag of convenience, most probably owned by Western or Japanese capital. National labor regulations provide both protection and exposure to the vagaries of industry competition. Th ...
The US-built Philippine Navy landing craft was run aground deliberately in 1999, with a national flag hoisted on board. Since then, rotating detachments of Filipino marines have been living on board, hunkering down through tropical heat, typhoons and long spells away from home in a bi...