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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The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) have formalized a partnership with the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP) and the Licensing Executives Society Philippines (LESP) that aimed…
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The legal battle of the crocodile marks was used in one of the three questions on intellectual property law in the 2025 bar exams. In Question no. 12, XYZ…
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Effective April 28, 2025, marks may now be registered as well-known marks in the Philippines’ inaugural Well-Known Marks Register, established by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) under…
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The Filipino seafarer is entitled to medical treatment at cost to the employer apart from disability benefits and sickness allowance. Away from his family and working on board vessels sailing non-stop for…
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