“Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo.” Never mind if the seafarer dies before he receives compensation. A popular Filipino saying that applies directly to the possible legal…
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Through legislative fiat, ANGKLA partylist is throwing off-balance the already imbalanced legal battle on seafarers claims. Every labor dispute is a David and Goliath battle as it involves two opposing…
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MAYROON bang exception sa requirement na napapaloob sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration - Standard Employment Contract (POEA-SEC) na ang isang marino ay dapat sumailalalim sa post-employment medical examination na isasagawa…
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"Things past redress are now with me past care" - William Shakespeare. THE EMPLOYMENT relation between the manning agency representing the shipping company as the employer, and the seafarer as…
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"Arava u mayet an namaes u ryes", "There is no strong man when the sea is at its worst", goes the Ivatan proverb. As I traveled around this northernmost part…
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Unreasonable Non-Deployment Will the unreasonable nondeployment of a seafarer entitle him to payment of actual damages? The most recent case of Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group, Inc. and Chung Gai Ship Management…
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Pinoy seafarers victims of piracy deserve equal protection of law Through the initiative of the SVBB law firm, the Democratic Independent Workers' Association (DIWA) party-list representative is asking the Congress’…
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Illegal Dismissal Benefits In case of illegal dismissal, how much is a seafarer entitled to receive from his employers? His salaries for the unexpired portion of his employment contract or…
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Does a ‘fit to work” assessment issued by a company-designated physician beyond the 120-day period from the time the seafarer was medically repatriated, bar the latter from securing permanent and…
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