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It is incumbent upon the employers, not the seafarer, to present the accident report in disability benefits claims since they are in possession of said documentary evidence. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the…
A lawyer, in some instances, is confronted with tricky cases that will test one’s knowledge of the law and the willingness to compromise honesty. Extraordinary Attorney Woo is a Korean series that revolves around Woo Young-woo (Park…
Faith is the most powerful weapon in overcoming difficult emotional or even dangerous conditions and in making life at sea bearable in many ways. Prayers for safe voyages is the driving force behind the construction of Basilica…
Paying homage to Lady of Caysasay in Batangas and Ma-Cho in La Union is a confluence of tradition practiced by both Filipinos and Tsinoys in simultaneous Christian and Chinese rituals. Dr. Christina Lee, Ph.D, presented the linkage between…
“A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park.” I usually cite this quote from the Supreme Court case of Oriental Ship mgt. vs. Bastol (G.R. No. 186289 June 29, 2010) as an opening statement…
The number of registered voters of the sea-based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) has been decreasing for the past three elections, putting again into test their impact of their sector’s votes on the party-list system. COMELEC records show…
The Marcos dictatorship is a “well-entrenched plundering regime of 20 years”. Thus ruled the Supreme Court in PCGG v. Peña (GR No. L-77663, April 12, 1988) in relation to the ill-gotten wealth cases where it noted the “magnitude…
They deserve to die. They are activists and the noisy ones. Philippines is peaceful without them. Comments one can read after stories of human rights violations under Martial Law of the Marcos dictatorship are posted in social…
Murals bring art into the public sphere which can be relatively effective tools of attracting attention to social issues. Mural painters can also be target of harassments, Several men in Las Piñas City were caught on video…
Filipino seafarers will have to wait again for another administration to have their own Magna Carta. The consolidated versions of the proposed Magna Carta for Seafarers in both houses, Senate Bill 2369 and House Bill 8057, aim…
The greatest threat to freedom is the shortness of human memory. Thus said former Supreme Court Chief Justice Claudio Teehankee in the case of Olaguer vs Military Commission (G.R. No. L-54558 May 22, 1987) as he gave recognition to…
A seafarer has no obligation to secure the second opinion of his personal doctor if the company doctor issued an incomplete and doubtful assessment. The Supreme Court reiterated in the case of Joemar Bacabac vs. NYK-Fil Ship…
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