Pre-existing illness may be compensable if aggravated by the seafarer’s work. Thus ruled the Supreme Court in the case of seafarer Christopher Calera vs Hoegh Fleet Services Phil. (G.R. No. 250584,…
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“Seafarers’ claims for disability benefits should not be considered unreasonable and impelled by nothing but greed but rather, justified by their health considerations and a natural desire of every person…
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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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Death benefits of the seafarer do not form part of his estate that must be settled among his legal heirs. Thus declared the Supreme Court in the recent case of…
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Filipino seafarers deployed in 2023 reached 578,626, with their corresponding dollar remittances amounting to $6,852,362.00. In terms of deployment, the records from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) showed that…
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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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