BELFAST, Northern Ireland – I saw several murals on the Titanic during my recent street art hunting in this city. Ireland is deeply interconnected with the RMS Titanic as both its birthplace where it was constructed, and its…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) confirmed that only 11 out of 745 trees documented in 2022 remain standing within the Monterrazas de Cebu development site. The decline from more than…
The first National Seafarers Day (NSD) was celebrated on August 18, 1996, with the theme “Marinong Filipino: Taas Noo!” at the WG&A Pier 4, North Harbor Manila. This year’s 30th NSD was held on September 28, 2025…
A seafarer with a heart illness is considered a “walking time bomb ready to explode towards the end of his employment days.” Thus declared the Supreme Court in the case of Leoncio v. MST Marine Services Phils. (…
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…
