Ten cruise ships in Manila Bay carry over 3k Filipino seafarers

Ten cruise ships in Manila Bay are currently docked, carrying over 3,000 Filipino seafarers who await quarantine clearance from the Bureau of Quarantine.

Filipino crew members will undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine upon disembarkation and may also be required to take COVID-19 tests.

As of Wednesday, April 29, seven ships had been monitored since Monday with an eighth ship docking on Tuesday.

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