THE Philippines on Thursday opened its first “green lane” for seafarers in Asia to allow the free movement of all cargo ship personnel across borders.

"This is landmark in every sense and it encompasses the protection and facilitation of all seafarers of all nationalities because we believe that the pandemic means exactly that: A global contagion affecting mankind," said Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Twitter.

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