Monday, December 10, 2018, 9:39 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The declaration for interim disability grade is merely an initial determination of a seafarer’s condition for the time being and cannot be considered as a definite prognosis. Without a valid final and definitive assessment from the company-designated physician within the 120/240-day period, the law…
Monday, November 5, 2018, 8:45 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Heirs of a deceased seafarer cannot be denied of death benefits even if he dies after his medical repatriation as long as its cause (the work-related injury or illness) had occurred during the term of his employment. Under the POEA approved employment contract,…
Monday, October 29, 2018, 3:37 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Degenerative changes of the spine, also known as osteoarthritis, is considered as a work-related. due to the seafarer’s performance of tasks that clearly involved unduly heavy physical labor and joint strain. A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park. …
Monday, October 15, 2018, 11:55 a.m. By Atty. Dennis Gorecho Stakeholders has been campaigning for the passage of the Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers given the fact that the Philippines is considered as one of the major suppliers of maritime labor globally. The first version of the Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers was the by-product…
Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 9:08 a.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Flowers are the expression of the fragrance and beauty of love given and received. Wreathe thrown into the sea carry to all the deceased seafarers the message of love and gratitude. There is no distance of time or oceans but a mutual waiting for an…
Friday, October 5, 2018, 1:53 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho One of the questions that I propounded as a judge to the candidates of the 2018 Ten Outstanding Maritime Students of the Philippines (TOMSP) was what single personal item will they bring in the event that they will have to abandon a sinking ship. The…
Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 6:09 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho One of the questions that I propounded as a judge to the candidates of the 2018 Ten Outstanding Maritime Students of the Philippines (TOMSP) was what single personal item will they bring in the event that they will have to abandon a sinking ship. The question…
Monday, October 1, 2018, 4:18 a.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The winners of the search for Ten Outstanding Maritime Students of the Philippines TOMSP were announced last September 30, 2018 as part of the 23rd National Seafarers’ Day (NSD) led by Apostleship of the Seas (AOS). The nationwide search started in 2010 and gave recognition to students for being academically excellent, highly competent in…
Monday, September 10, 2018, 1:45 a.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho The POEA Contract does not require a specific period within the parties in a case involving a seafarer’s disability claims may seek the opinion of a third doctor. They may do so even during the mandatory conference before the labor tribunals. This was the…
Sunday, September 9, 2018, 11:23 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Despite the perceived high income they receive, it becomes difficult for some Filipino seafarers to make the earnings last for the period of vacation and examinations, which in recent times can be inordinately long. Not all seafarers have the privilege of getting redeployed immediately after…