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The parameters for the third doctor consultation under the newly signed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers will lessen the chance of claimants to receive favorable decisions in compensation cases. The provision on Determination of Disability Grading or Fitness…
Some 352,479 kilograms of trash and debris, ranging from plastics to other waste materials, were collected in 250 coastal sites across the country during the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) last September 21, 2024. ICC is the world’s…
The theme “Marinong Filipino: Ligtas na Paglalayag” resonated nationwide last week during the celebration of the 29th National Seafarers’ Day (NSD) spearheaded by the Stella Maris Philippines. President Fidel V. Ramos issued Proclamation No. 828 s,1996 declaring August…
Government positions should not serve as a means for personal gain or privilege. A reminder from Bishop Ruperto Santos of Antipolo in his homily during the September 22, 2024 mass at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) headquarters…
The Philippines will be celebrating the 29h National Seafarers Day (NSD) this year on September 29, 2024 with the theme “Marinong Filipino: Ligtas na Paglalayag!”. President Fidel V. Ramos issued Proclamation No. 828s,1996 declaring August 18 as NSD.…
Filipino seafarers are “sailing ambassadors” fordemonstrating the best traits of the Filipinos before the international maritime community. The Philippines is considered as one of the major supplier of maritime labor globally as it is estimated that there…
“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 Associate Justice Marvic Leonen in Castillon vs…
Pirates are “hostes humani generis” or latin for “the enemy of all mankind”. Piracy is a crime not against any particular state but against all mankind. Thus, declared Supreme Court Associate Justice George Malcom in the case…
A special flag raising ceremony was held last June 25, 2024 at the Rizal Monument in Luneta in celebration of the Day of the Seafarers in honor of all the hard working Filipino mariners. The 2010 Conference of Parties to…
The latest version of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers deleted the contentious provision on the execution bond. “This provision makes no sense. The reason a seafarer is asking for those benefits is because he has nothing…
“The story of our nation began with a boat.” This was the opening statement of Historian Xiao Chua lifted from an essay titled “The boat as a metaphor of nation” on our ancestors’ maritime culture which he…
While fishing is a lucrative industry, fishers are vulnerable to forced labor and human trafficking due to lack of education or training, and inadequate language skills. Issues on fishers were discussed during the 9th Manila International Dialogue…
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