The Philippines has been the world’s chief supplier of sailors since 1987.

A study made by the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) estimates the number of worldwide seafarers today at 1.5 million, with 440,000 of them being Filipinos, meaning for every 4 seafarers worldwide, 1 is Filipino.

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