Enhancing MLC Implementation: Bridging Standard and Practice. To strengthen the implementation of the Martime Labour Convention (MLC 2026) by bridging the gap between international standards and actual practice, ensuring that…
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Half a century ago, the Sapalo Velez Bundang Bulilan (SVBB) law offices opened its doors on August 1, 1976 with a simple but powerful mission: to provide legal guidance defined…
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Street art is a legal form of artistic expression that always had a history of being influenced by prevailing social issues. Street art makes daily activities more interesting by adding…
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The five-member United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Arbitral Tribunal released on July 12, 2016 its decision in favor of the Philippines on most of its…
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‘Itaas mo ang iyong tinig sa panunumpa! Dahil ang pagpupugay sa bandila ay pagmamahal sa bansa.” Thus declared Kapuso actor and Major Jose Sixto “Dingdong” Dantes as he read…
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Athough international law prescribes that the seafarer has the right to be repatriated back to his point of origin, there are those who suffer abandonment by their employers. Repatriation comes…
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The recent story of an American sailor who was rescued by Filipino seafarers may aptly be an application of the “Good Samaritan at Sea” doctrine or the obligation to render…
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Time and again, the Supreme Court has held that cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease, and other heart ailments of seafarers are work-related and, thus, compensable. Seafarers have a higher rate of…
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A seafarer still undergoing medical treatment beyond the 120/240-day period despite an assessment from the company designated physician is entitled to total and permanent disability benefits. This principle was reiterated by the Supreme…
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