Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 12:01 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park as one with a heart condition is “a walking time bomb ready to explode towards the end of his employment days.” (GSIS vs. Alcaraz, GR. 187474, February 6, 2013) Cardiovascular disease…
Monday, December 17, 2018, 9:28 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho A seafarer may be dismissed in the event that he is found to be committing unauthorized acts in connivance with or cuddling of stowaways. The International Transportation Workers Federation (ITF) defines a stowaway as a person who secretly enters a ship without the…
Monday, December 10, 2018, 9:39 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The declaration for interim disability grade is merely an initial determination of a seafarer’s condition for the time being and cannot be considered as a definite prognosis. Without a valid final and definitive assessment from the company-designated physician within the 120/240-day period, the law…
Monday, November 5, 2018, 8:45 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Heirs of a deceased seafarer cannot be denied of death benefits even if he dies after his medical repatriation as long as its cause (the work-related injury or illness) had occurred during the term of his employment. Under the POEA approved employment contract,…
Monday, October 29, 2018, 3:37 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Degenerative changes of the spine, also known as osteoarthritis, is considered as a work-related. due to the seafarer’s performance of tasks that clearly involved unduly heavy physical labor and joint strain. A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park. …
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Monday, May 28, 2018, 10:52 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Where a penalty less punitive would suffice, whatever missteps may have been committed by the worker ought not to be visited with a consequence so severe such as dismissal from employment Poor or unsatisfactory performance of an employee does not necessarily mean that…
Tinig ng Marino Article – May-June 2016 Can the heirs claim death benefits even if the seafarer died after his medical repatriation?Yes, as pronounced in the case of Canuel v. Magsaysay Maritime Corporation, et. al (G.R. No. 190161, October 13, 2014), the Supreme Court granted the claims for death benefits even though the seafarer’s death happened…