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...
Stella Maris Philippines: Seafarers must guard their votes
GOVERNMENT positions should not serve as a means for personal gain or privilege.
This was the reminder from Bishop Ruperto Santos of Antipolo in his...
DOLE: Exclude execution bond in Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers
THE MAGNA Carta for Filipino seafarers failed to consider recommendation of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on the exclusion of labor dispute...
29th National Seafarers Day and 25th National Maritime Week
THE PHILIPPINES will be celebrating the 29Th National Seafarers Day (NSD) and the 25th National Maritime Week (NMW) this year on September 29, 2024 with...