The Magna Carta of Seafarers, which was signed into law in September 2024, enshrines various rights and protections for ...

Senator Loren Legarda pins her hopes for better working conditions for Filipino seafarers, after the implementing rules and ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday assured Filipino seafarers of his administration’s commitment to uphold their welfare and protect their rights in a rapidly evolving maritime industry.

This traditional Visayan song is likely the first song many Filipinos hear about fishing. Meant to be humorous – the fisherman’s catch is so small the proceeds can only buy him a drink of tuba – it ...

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is set to release the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) or Republic Act (RA) No. 12021, or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers this week. This after the ...

Despite assisting in government efforts to bring home thousands of Filipinos in the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) was still able to push with its ...

Speaker Martin Romualdez on Saturday expressed optimism that the House of Representatives will pass 100 percent of the ...

Among these are the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, the Philippine Maritime ... for quantity in passing legislative pieces. “Each bill underwent the crucible of deliberation and debate ...

It’s the largest of the faith-based organizations that minister to seafarers in hundreds of ports around the world. “We just call them, they help us with everything,” from connecting with ...

MANILA – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday underscored the importance of the Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers in providing enhanced protection and ensuring a safer, more secure working ...

The bill also grants the director-general the authority to issue licenses, taking into account factors such as the crew's citizenship and the vessel's building requirements and aims to create ...