FinanceeconomyPhilippinesshippinglabour by Jason Gutierrez Prospective applicants attend a mass before an icon of the Nuestra Senora De Guia the...
{"Image ImageDescription": "Finance-economy-Philippines-shipping-labour, by Jason Gutierrez Prospective applicants attend a mass before an icon of the Nuestra Senora De Guia, the patron saint of sailors, at the seafarer's park in Manila on October 24 2008. The Philippines supplies a third of the worlds merchant mariners, whose remittances help to buoy the economy amids the global credit crisis. Analysts say, the seafarers will hardly feel the pinch, with Filipino seamen consierec among the world's best.     AFP PHOTO/LUIS LIWANAG (Photo credit should read LUIS LIWANAG/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2008 AFP"}