Licensed manning agencies (LMAs) have elevated their appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte to help bring home thousands of fatigued Filipino seafarers, many of them serving beyond their contracts onboard international vessels.

The Association of Licensed Manning Agencies (ALMA Maritime Group) made an urgent appeal to the Chief Executive after its earlier letter, requesting an increase in inbound flight passenger limit as well as in quarantine facilities, which had fallen largely on deaf ears.

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