Compensability of seafarer’s pre-existing illness if aggravated by working environment
Pre-existing illness may be compensable if aggravated by the seafarer’s work.
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Pre-existing illness may be compensable if aggravated by the seafarer’s work.
On International Women’s Day last year, March 8, 2023, the United Nations Committee on Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) released a decision, which found that the “Philippines violated the rights of victims of sexual slavery perpetrated by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War by failing to provide reparation, social support and recognition commensurate with the harm suffered.”
The Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers was not signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, February 26, 2024, and was later withdrawn by the House of Representatives.
The hashtag #ActivismIsNotTerrorism aptly describes the award-winning socio-political films “Gomburza” and “Duyan ng Magiting” that were recently screened at the University of the Philippines Film Center.
“Heart has reasons of its own which reason does not know,” a classic line from the Supreme Court about love that suits the script of a movie or telenovela.
“This is it pansit” is a Filipino expression usually associated with significant milestones in life.
Hearing loss is a serious medical condition for a seafarer as it impacts his physical and economic well-being.
Another bill that contains anti-labor provision on execution of monetary awards is in the offing with the proposed creation of the Migrant Worker Relations Commission (MWRC).
Jurisprudence on labor claims, including those involving Filipino seafarers, can be influenced by the interface of law and economics.
The throwing of a Good Morning towel (GMT) with the Black Nazarene imprint is a familiar scene during the annual procession in Manila called Traslacion. Devotees believe that wiping the image with the towels will get them closer to achieving their prayers.
The country’s supernatural folklore is incredibly diverse and varies from region to region, including the belief on kulam or “witchcraft.”
The Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers might turn out to be prejudicial to and discriminatory against disabled and sick seafarers instead of protecting them due to the execution bond.
The new Lawyer’s Oath mandates that a member of the bar “shall do no falsehood nor shall pervert the law to unjustly favor or prejudice anyone” and “shall faithfully discharge the duties and responsibilities to the best of ability, with integrity and utmost civility.”
‘BE sad for now, and tomorrow, look forward and represent the University of the Philippines community.”
The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) said that the escrow/fiduciary deposit provision in the Magna Carta for Seafarers does not favor or protect the welfare of the seafarers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the discipline concerned with the design and development of automated intelligent systems that perceive, reason out, formulate decisions, and act in an environment to achieve a set of measurable goals.
A seafarer still undergoing medical treatment beyond the 120/240-day period despite an assessment from the company designated physician is entitled to total and permanent disability benefits.
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)
games galvanized an extraordinary sense of solidarity for University of the Philippines constituents, often described as the microcosm of a highly diverse nation.
The seafarer employment contract (SEC) approved by the Department Migrant Workers (DMW) merely provides the minimum acceptable terms but he may also claim superior benefits if the employment is covered by an overriding Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
Failure to deploy a seafarer due to replacement by another seafarer is considered a breach of contract entitling him to damages.
A seafarer’s refusal to consent to a medical procedure does not disqualify him from availing himself of disability benefits.
For 103 years, the Stella Maris acts as the Catholic Church’s missionary work to the peoples of the sea, particularly seafarers, whether they are on merchant, passenger, war or fishing vessels.
Three days after the celebration of the 28th National Seafarers’ Day (NSD), the Senate approved on second and third readings on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2221, also known as the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.
Seafarers on board ships are human souls within human bodies.
AS students at the University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE), we have to deal with various economic theories, econometrics and applied economics, involving a deluge of formulas and graphs.
There will be no escrow provision in the Senate version of the Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers.
Many Filipino epics narrate how souls go to the next life, aboard boats, and pass through the rivers and seas.
The debate on the proposed escrow in the pending Magna Carta for Seafarers revolves around the issue of alleged dwindling numbers of deployed seafarers that are usually misleadingly blamed by employers and manning agencies on the increasing number of litigated cases sweepingly associated with ambulance chasing.
For the third time in the history of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, an acting award is given to an ensemble this year for the socio-political film “Duyan ng Magiting” by Dustin Celestino.
I first saw the film “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros” when it premiered in 2005 at the First Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).
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