Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers
“HE WHO has less in life should have more in law” 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.
“A 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...
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...
Seafarer’s job not a walk in the park
“THE JOB of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park.”
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...
Seafarer’s diet and kidney cancer
THE SEAFARER’S working conditions on board the vessel, including his dietary provisions, can aggravate or increase the risk of contracting ailments like kidney diseases.
In...