Promote the rights of the seafarers against abusive employers and unjust placement agencies. This is the call of the Stella Maris Philippines on the occasion of Sea Sunday, which is…
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Labor is winning in the Supreme Court as affirmations of favorable decisions outweigh reversals on seafarer’s compensation cases. The inclusion of an escrow provision in the Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers will…
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Filipino seafarers without a current contract, even if possessing a valid Seafarer’s Record Book (SRB) and Seafarer’s Identity Document (SID), are not considered seafarers under the Magna Carta of Filipino…
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“Fairness and social justice demand that we give them all that they are due—as a Filipino seafarer who sacrificed and as a human being.” A declaration by Supreme Court Senior…
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Philippines’ violations of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Philippines’ violations of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) The United Nations Committee on Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) found the Philippines…
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In 2025, the Supreme Court (SC) resolved 3,735 cases, with a disposition rate of 19% for judicial cases and 27% for administrative and Bar matters. In the exercise of its…
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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 persistently high fuel prices in the Philippines are closely associated with the Oil Deregulation Law. “Fuel prices in the Philippines are high because the government has chosen to surrender…
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Personal remittances of Overseas Filipinos Workers (OFW) increased by 3.3 percent to an all time high of US$39.62 billion from US$38.34 billion in 2024, according to records from the Bangko…
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The Twenty-Second National Seafarers' Day was celebrated on September 24, 2017, with the theme "MARINONG FILIPINO: NAG-UUGNAY SA MUNDO”. The Manila celebration was held at the Cuneta Astrodome. Former president Fidel…
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