Petitioner Sonny Matula argues that the execution bond provision in the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers is unconstitutional ...

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THE family of a missing cadet was brought to the attention of pertinent government agencies primarily those mandated to implement Republic Act No. 12021 or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.

Only three months after I signed the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, we now witness the signing of its implementing rules ...

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 ...

A LABOR group leader on Thursday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to declare provisions of the Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers unconstitutional for being discriminatory and in violation of the equal ...

Steps have been taken to improve labor conditions at sea. The Philippine government recently passed the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. The problem is that migrant fishers are not technically ...

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) mourns the death of Filipino seafarer Junry Popera and prays for the swift recovery of his injured colleague, Romulo Gollayan, following a deadly anc ...

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is demanding accountability following the death of a Filipino seafarer and the injury of his colleague in an anchor chain accident aboard an oil ...

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

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 ...

Editor’s note: We are pleased to welcome back Ambassador Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr.’s popular column, “Free Fire,” after a lengthy hiatus. This article is adapted from his recent keynote ...