Seafarer welfare in Philippines
Centres, helplines, and rights routes for crew calling at ports in Philippines. Welfare centres provide free transport, Wi-Fi, religious services, chaplaincy, and counselling. Helplines below are free and confidential.
In-country helplines
- Asia-Pacific · Office hours
- Asia-Pacific · Office hours
- South-East Asia · Office hours
- South-East Asia · Mon–Sat
- Asia-Pacific · Mon-Sat 8-17 PHT
- Asia-Pacific · Mon-Sat 9-17 PHT
Global helplines (24/7)
Full directory at /help/helplines (123+ organisations).
Welfare centres (6)
- Mission to Seafarers ManilaThe Mission to SeafarersFlying Angel Centre, South Harbor, Manilawifitransportchapelcounselling
- Mission to Seafarers CebuThe Mission to SeafarersPort of Cebuwifichapel
- Mission to Seafarers DavaoThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Mission to Seafarers Subic BayThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Mission to Seafarers BatangasThe Mission to Seafarerswifitransportchapelcounselling
- Sailors' Society ManilaSailors' Societywifitransportchapelcounselling
Top ports in Philippines
- Abulug (PHABU)
- Adlay/Bislig (PHADL)
- Aheron/Ozamis (PHAHE)
- Ajuy (PHAJU)
- Alasang/Siain (PHALA)
- Albuera (PHALB)
- Alcoy (PHALC)
- Aleran/Ozamis (PHALE)
- Amunitan/Aparri (PHAMU)
- Anakan/Masao (PHANA)
- Antipolo (PHANT)
- Aparri, Luzon (PHAPR)
And 365 more — see all Philippines ports.
Your rights in port
- Shore leave — FAL Convention Std 3.44 + ILO C185.
- Medical care — TMAS, P&I cover, MLC Reg 4.1.
- Abandonment — MLC A2.5.2 financial security.
- Unpaid wages — evidence + ITF inspector + Notice of Intent to Arrest.
- PSC complaint — route via the local administration.
Welfare data is community-contributed and may be out of date. Tell us if a centre has closed, moved, or changed services.