Personal Comfort doctrine
A SEAFARER is entitled to total and permanent disability benefits for the injury he suffered while playing basketball on board a ship during his free...
Magna carta should expand, not limit, seafarersā rights
SEAFARERS will be āpenalizedā by the escrow provision that will downplay their rights guaranteed by the Constitution instead of protecting and promoting their welfare.
With...
Karaoke as celebration of National Seafarersā Day
KARAOKE is a significant and integral part of Filipino culture synonymous with happiness and good will. Rain or shine, you cannot have a true Filipino party...
NSD 2023: Seafarers as protectors of the ocean
THE SEAFARERSā contribution in safeguarding the marine environment is highlighted in this yearās National Seafarersā Day (NSD).
āThe urgency to protect the ocean can be...
Celebrating the 28th National Seafarers’ Day
THE PHILIPPINES is one of the major suppliers of maritime labor globally. It is estimated that there is one Filipino seafarer for every four...
Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers
āHE WHO has less in life should have more in lawā is the wisdom popularized by the late President Ramon Magsaysay as far as...
Non-deployment as basis for total and permanent disability benefits
A SEAFARER who was no longer deployed back to work may be entitled to total and permanent disability benefits due to an illness he suffered while...
Flowers and prayers for missing Filipino seafarers
SEAFARING is one of the most dangerous professions due to perils. Some may go missing or die in maritime disasters or unknown reasons.
āA job of a seafarer...
Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers and bullying
SEAFARERS are susceptible to mental health issues due to harassment and bullying that can take a wide variety of forms, ranging from physical or...
Higher CBA benefits even without accident report
IT IS INCUMBENT upon the employers, not the seafarer, to present the accident report in disability benefits claims since they are in possession of said...