30 years of National Seafarers Day to honor Filipino mariners
THE FIRST National Seafarers Day (NSD) was celebrated on August 18, 1996 with the theme “Marinong Filipino: Taas Noo!” at the WG&A Pier 4, North Harbor...
Decreasing number of sea-based overseas absentee voters
THE NUMBER of sea-based Overseas Absentee Voters (OAVs) is continuously declining. Only 12,030 registered for the 2025 midterm election.
The OAV was passed in 2003...
FFW: Execution bond of Magna Carta disproportionately punishes seafarers
THE EXECXUTION bond requirement serves no legitimate purpose other than to delay the delivery of justice to seafarers who have already endured long and...
Third doctor referral not required due to lack of a CDP final medical assessment
LACK of a final medical assessment from the company-designated physician (CDP) negates the need to comply with the third doctor referral provision on seafarer’s...
Three separate and distinct benefits of a medically repatriated seafarer
THE EMPLOYER is liable for three separate and distinct kinds of liabilities for any work-related illness or injury that the seafarer may have...
Work-related heart illnesses of seafarers due to job’s strenuous nature
A SEAFARER’S heart ailment is considered compensable due to the strenuous nature of his work.
This was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the...
Seafarers with heart ailments ‘walking time bombs’
A SEAFARER with a heart illness is considered a “walking time bomb ready to explode towards the end of his employment days.”
Thus declared the...
Magna Carta’s third doctor parameters
BY DENNIS GORECHO
THE parameters for the third doctor consultation under the newly signed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers will lessen the chance of claimants...
Threat of marine litter to human health, food security, economy and environment
BY DENNIS R. GORECHO
SOME 352,479 kilograms of trash and debris, ranging from plastics to other waste materials, were collected in 250 coastal sites across the country...
National Seafarer’s Day 2024: Prayers for safety of Filipino mariners
THE JOB of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park (Oriental Shipmgt. vs Bastol (G.R. No. 186289 June 29, 2010).
A seafarer...