WASHINGTON D.C., United States — US firms are set to hire some 75,000 Filipino seafarers in the next three to four years, Malacañang said on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time), citing a seafaring industry executive. According to the Presidential Communications Office, John Padget, president and chief executive officer of Carnival Corp. told President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. that his group of companies is set to hire Filipino seafarers. Padget, who also represents Carnival Cruise Line, Holland American Airlines, and Seaborn, praised Filipino workers for their hospitality and competitiveness in the global workforce.

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