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Dozens of Filipino seafarers are stranded in Chinese waters while awaiting repatriation, Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta Romana said Saturday. "The problem now are the stranded seafarers because they are waiting on the vessels, and the owners, because of financial problems, have no plan [and] cannot pay them or their contracts are over," Sta. Romana said partially in Filipino during a virtual briefing. Related Stories Another 9,352 migrant workers brought home by DFA last week Of the hundreds of Filipinos in China who asked to return to the Philippines due to the coronavirus pandemic, the envoy said only...
