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Labor leader and senatorial candidate lawyer Sonny Matula on Thursday filed a petition asking the Supreme Court (SC) to declare as unconstitutional some provisions of the Magna Carta of Seafarers. In ...

MANILA, Philippines — Three seafarers and labor lawyer Sonny Matula challenged in the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday the legality of at least two provisions in the Magna Carta for Filipino ...

Federation of Free Workers president and senatorial candidate Sonny Matula criticized the Senate on Saturday for allegedly permitting an "unconstitutional" provision to be included in the Magna Carta ...

MANILA, Philippines — A labor group has petitioned the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the bond requirement provision under the Magna Carta for Seafarers, arguing that it imposes an ...

Petitioners said the bond “serves no legitimate purpose other than to delay the delivery of justice to seafarers who have ...

FEDERATION of Free Workers (FFW) president and senatorial candidate Sonny Matula has criticized the Senate for failing to assert its role as a check on the House of Representatives during ...

At present, a key point of discussion between the two offices was the implementation of Republic Act No. 12021, or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. The law, which was signed by President ...

Dahil nga po sa Magna Carta at may [Implementing Rules and Regulations] and from the IRR, the DMW will issue a more focused set of rules particularly on disappearance of seafarers,” he said.