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PH CONSULATE GENERAL IN FRANKFURT SENDS OFF 223 FILIPINO SEAFARERS DURING REPATRIATION FROM GERMANY

07 April – The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt sent off a total of two hundred twenty-three Filipino seafarers during their repatriation to Manila from Frankfurt, Germany last April 7.

The big group of seafarers was composed of 84 crew belonging to the hotel department of MV Amadea and 139 crew from the hotel and marine departments of MV Amera. Both cruise ships are owned and operated by the German travel company Phoenix Reisen, based in Bonn, Germany.

The repatriation of thousands of Filipino seafarers in Europe is expected to continue due to the suspension of ship and cruise operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Philippine Foreign Service Posts and the POLO in Germany are ready to provide assistance to returning land and sea-based workers. – END

Filipino seafarers from MV Amadea and MV Amera line up at the check-in counters of Frankfurt Airport for their chartered flight to Manila on April 7.

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PH CONSULATE GENERAL IN FRANKFURT ASSISTS IN THE 2ND BATCH OF REPATRIATION OF SEAFARERS FROM MV AMADEA

06 April – The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt assisted in the repatriation to Manila of the second batch of Filipino seafarers from the cruise ship MV Amadea at Frankfurt Airport last April 6.

Forty-one seafarers belonging to the ship’s hotel department were ferried in two buses chartered by Sea Chefs Cruise Ltd. from Bremerhaven Port to Frankfurt Airport. They followed the first batch of 16 seafarers who were repatriated from the same ship last April 4. – END

Filipino seafarers from MV Amadea prepare to check in for their flight to Manila at Frankfurt Airport.

Filipino seafarers from the German cruise ship MV Amadea form a long queue at the check-in area of Frankfurt Airport last April 6.

PANDESAL

FILIPINO FOOD MONTH:
Every country has a nationally beloved bread.
For the Philippines, think of PANDESAL.

The most loved Filipino bread has become a comfort food and comes in many variants: malunggay pandesal, ube/cheese pandesal, complemented with butter, jam or meat, or even in surf board-shaped “Pan de Surf” of Siargao!