Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 4:05 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho One of the unfortunate consequence of seafarers working away for several months is the falling out of marriage. For couples desperate to find a way out of their troubled marriages, some choose to undergo trying and tedious legal process where they have to incur many…
Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 12:01 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park as one with a heart condition is “a walking time bomb ready to explode towards the end of his employment days.” (GSIS vs. Alcaraz, GR. 187474, February 6, 2013) Cardiovascular disease…
Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 7:01 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The rendition of overtime work and the submission of sufficient proof that said work was actually performed are conditions to be satisfied before a seafarer could be entitled to overtime pay. The Supreme Court held that the correct criterion in determining whether or not…
Monday, February 4, 2019, 2:32 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The legal battle for death compensation of the deceased seafarer, in some instances, becomes a “telenovela” case due to confusion as to the rightful recipients of the death benefits. Under an employment contract duly approved by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), in the…