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...
Devotion to Our Lady of Caysasay and Ma-Cho, Chinese patron saint of seafarers
PAYING homage to the Lady of Caysasay in Batangas and Ma-Cho in La Union is a confluence of tradition practiced by both Filipinos and Tsinoys in simultaneous...
Seafarerās job not a walk in the park
āTHE JOB of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park.ā
I usually cite this quote from the Supreme Court case of Oriental Shipmgt. vs...
Absence of receipts in illegal recruitment case
THE ABSENCE of receipts issued by the accused in an illegal recruitment case is not fatal to their conviction if the prosecution establishes, through...
Contract termination and medical repatriation in compensation cases
A SEAFARER is entitled to compensation even if he finished his contract as long as he already had medical conditions while onboard during his...
Seafarerās diet and kidney cancer
THE SEAFARERāS working conditions on board the vessel, including his dietary provisions, can aggravate or increase the risk of contracting ailments like kidney diseases.
In...
Migrant fishermen and debt bondage
DELICIOUS seafood in a menu might have a dark side: labor issues involving migrant fishermen that have long troubled the global fishing industry.
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Spinal conditions as compensable work-related illnesses
A SEAFARERāS spinal illness is considered compensable due to strenuous activities on board the vessel that could have led to or at least aggravated...
Music and myths of the mermaids
WE GREW up with legends and myths about creatures, divine beings and gods, including those where water plays an important role.
Mysteries and myths of...