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I'm TJ Manotok and this is your TFC News Now.
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We begin with troubling developments on the high seas
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with several Filipino cruise ship employees arrested and charged with serious sex crimes.
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44-year-old Filipino Tirson Neri was arrested last April 15 by the U.S. Marshals Service
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for alleged possession of child abuse material in South Florida.
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He has since been booked into the Bowerd County Jail according to court records.
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His arrest comes after an investigation that started in December 2023 found
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that he possessed child pornography on two mobile devices.
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Neri is a crew member of Disney Dream.
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This latest case follows the earlier arrests of Alvin Gonzalez and Amiel Trazo,
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both crew members of Disney Cruises directly hired from the Philippines.
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Both were implicated in January for possession of pornographic material involving children.
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In a related case and a breach of privacy,
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a Filipino crew member of a Royal Caribbean vessel, Arvin Josec Mirasol,
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faces five counts of voyeurism.
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Arrested in March,
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Mirasol confessed to installing hidden cameras in bathroom cabins.
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According to a recent affidavit,
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he is also booked into the Bowerd County Jail in Florida with no chance of bail.
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With these disturbing arrests,
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we talked to a Miami-based civil trial lawyer
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who has since called for a stringent vetting process in the cruise industry.
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Miami-based civil trial lawyer Spencer Arnfeld
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stresses the need to identify potential predators to prevent a repeat of the incidents.
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Maybe they need to have a psychologist,
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sit there and talk to the person for a few minutes before they hire them,
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not just some HR guy,
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but somebody who's got a background in psychology
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and ask them key questions that might reveal that they have an inclination to
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do these bizarre things.
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Arnfeld adds that even after the hiring process,
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the cruise line has an obligation to check if they are properly supervised and retained.
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If I was in charge of this operation at a cruise line,
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I would say, look,
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you want to work for us at Royal?
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A, you go submit to a polygraph.
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B, you can't be alone, unsupervised in your work.
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And C, you're going to submit to a polygraph,
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I don't know, once every six months, once every quarter.
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The lawyer clarifies that while Filipino crew members have been arrested for sexual misconduct,
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these cases are not unique to any nationality.
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It's just that a majority of crew members
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happen to be Filipino,
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and not just Filipinos.
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And finally, on the lighter side of news,
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Vancouver is celebrating Lapu-Lapu Day on April 27
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with a day-long block party featuring top Filipino Canadian talents from Mix Global.
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Mix is the beat of our culture.
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A street party spanning five blocks in South Vancouver
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in the Sunset neighborhood is set next week in celebration of Lapu-Lapu Day.
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Filipino BC has partnered with Mix Global and the business group Sunset on Fraser Association
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for the day-long cultural block party on April 27.
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ABS-CBN's music platform Mix Global has put together an exciting group of headliners.
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They include Juno-nominated Vancouver R&B duo Mandela Gray,
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two-time Grammy nominee Winnipeg R&B artist John Concepcion,
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rappers Ruby Ibarra and Russell,
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and singers Jeremy Passion and Gabe Bondock.
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Hey, what's up fam? It's Gabe Bondock.
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And I'll be performing live on the Mix main stage
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of the Lapu-Lapu Day block party in South Vancouver
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on Saturday, April 27.
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And I'm Jeremy Passion, and I'll be there too.
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The event is hosted by Filipino BC and Sunset on Fraser.
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Can't wait to see you there.
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And those are the news making headlines today.
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You can catch more of our TFC News on our website,
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news.abs-cbn.com slash tfcnews.
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Head on over to the ABS-CBNews YouTube channel
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and download the ABS-CBNews app for your smartphones and tablets.
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I'm TJ Manotok. Stay with us, Kapamilya.
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Thank you for watching!
