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The Philippine Foreign Service represented by the Philippine Embassy in Brussels was again at the forefront of assisting Philippine nationals abroad by coordinating the repatriation of 74 Philippine seafarers as well as one Belgian seafarer married to a Filipino national. The seafarers were stationed aboard 11 different ships before they boarded their chartered nonstop flight via Air Belgium to the Philippines at the Brussels South Charleroi Airport on 22 July 2020.The flight arrived safely in Manila on 23 July 2020. The seafarers were employed by Belgian civil engineering and dredging group DEME NV. All seafarers tested negative for COVID-19 before they boarded their flight. DEME NV Human Resource HR Manager Maritime Bert Geeraerts praised the groups professionalism and hoped that DEME NV will again have an opportunity in the near future to work with these seafarers.Philippine Ambassador to Belgium Eduardo Jos A. de Vega wished the seafarers a safe trip and exhorted them to continue making the Philippines and other overseas Filipinos who came before you such as Dr. Jose Rizal proud by doing your work professionally and to the best of your abilities.
