2:35 pm Tuesday, August 15, 2017 By: Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The original manning agency cannot claim that it will be exempted from liability because it is no longer the manning agency responsible to the dismissed seafarers since the new manning agencies had executed Affidavits of Assumption of Responsibility. In Section 1 of Rule II…
2:37 am Thursday, February 16, 2017 By: Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Shore leave is an ancient and cherished seafarers’ right that should not be denied except for compelling reasons. Shore leave is defined as the period during which a sailor is allowed to take a leave from the ship while the vessel he is working…
4:16 am Monday, February 6, 2017 By: Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park. Seafarers working for companies for a long period of time are normally saddled with heavy responsibilities relative to the navigation of the vessel, ship safety, and management of emergencies. A seafarer can be…
Discussion on legal matters on seafarers’ rights through the combined forces of Sapalo Velez Bundang Bulilan (SVBB) law offices, Luneta Seafarers Welfare Foundation (LUSWELF) and Bantay OCW Radio Inquirer . Regular weekly paralegal lecture at LUSWELF and Usapang Marino on Radyo Inquirer every Wednesday. 10:30 a.m. to 12:00noon DZIQ 990AM. http//www.ustream.tv/ Paralegal Lecture of Seafarers’…
Let’s discuss legal matters on seafarers’ rights with the combined forces of Apostleship Of the Sea Manila and Sapalo Velez Bundang Bulilan (SVBB) law offices on regular paralegal lectures. Stellamaris Dorm, May 3, 2016.
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 ng company-designated physician sa loob ng tatlong working days pagkabalik sa Pilipinas? Ang sagot ay OO. Ayon sa Section 20 (B) ng POEA-SEC, sa sitwasyon…
BY ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO An anti-seafarer bill might be refiled by ANGKLA Partylist during the next Congress if it will be reelected in office, a bill that is clearly a mere dilatory tactic to stop the labor/ seafarers from getting what is rightfully due them. With House Bill No. 5430, the…
Paralegal lecture on seafarer’s rights, TIP Manila February 26, 2015. Aristotle once said: ”Those that know do. Those that understand, teach”. Our law firm Sapalo Velez Bundang Bulilan ( SVBB) believes that the best way to afford legal protection to seafarers is for them to be properly educated of their legal rights.