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A seafarer who is penalized with delisting from the registry of Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) may be granted clemency under certain circumstances. Clemency is the power given to a public official to lower the harshness of…
Psychological incapacity is a legal concept, not a medical one, where the testimony of a psychologist or psychiatrist as evidence is not mandatory in declaration of nullity of marriage cases. This was the recent ruling by the…
If not for the pandemic, Bohol should have been sinking this month. It is jokingly said Bohol is “sinking” during May because the population of the island during this month is multiplied twice, thrice, or even four…
Licensed recruitment agencies will be liable for damages due to the unauthorized substitution of the government-approved employment contracts. The Supreme Court stressed this principle in the case of recent case of Marcelo M. Corpuz vs. Gerwil Crewing…
With the pandemic, World Book Day passed almost unnoticed last April 23, a date chosen because it is the death anniversary (same month, day, and year!) of two of the world’s greatest writers: Miguel de Cervantes and…
The video of a marine biologist removing a plastic straw stuck in a sea turtle’s nose in August 2015 catalyzed a larger movement to eliminate single use plastics, like plastic straws, from our day-to-day lives. Marine litter,…
The Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act (VAWC) or R.A. No.9262, in some instances, can be considered a ‘Sword of Damocles” hanging over a seafarer’s head, specially in support issues. The “Sword of Damocles” is an allusion to…
It was 1:30 a.m. April 6, 1999, a Tuesday, when a friend sent a message via my beeper which read: “Dennis, Congrats! You are now officially Atty. Gorecho.” I was among the lucky 1,465 examinees who passed, or…
Take the risk: “the danger of an adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort,” says writer Paulo Coelho. Philippine Coast Guard’s Carina Dayondon agrees in relation to her journey as the first Filipina to…
A seafarer’s injury during any recreational activity such as a videoke session is compensable under the “personal comfort” doctrine. The Supreme Court utilized this legal paradigm in the recent case of John Oscares vs. Magsaysay Maritime Corp.…
The word “seafarer” has replaced the word “seaman” in the male-dominated maritime industry, often considered as politically-correct word due to the increasing presence of women in the profession in recent decades. In older times, the term “seaman” was…
The portrayal of “comfort women” as willingly-paid sex workers is a misleading attempt to rewrite history and silence the victims of sexual slavery during World War II. A recent uproar began after the paper of Harvard Law School professor…
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