The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has extended the deadline for all Philippine registered ships (PRS) engaged in international voyages to provide financial security to their seafarers.

The extension, as expressed in Department Order 181-A, series of 2018, complied with the amended implementing regulations 2.5 and 4.2 of the financial security provisions of the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) of 2006.

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