Stowaways and seafarer’s dismissal

Monday, December 17, 2018, 9:28 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho   A seafarer may be dismissed in the event that he is found to be committing unauthorized acts in connivance with or cuddling of stowaways. The International Transportation Workers Federation (ITF) defines a stowaway as a person who secretly enters a ship without the

Interim disability grading in seafarer’s claims

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

Paralegal Lectures on Seafarers’ Rights

Let’s  discuss legal matters on seafarers’ rights with  the combined forces of Apostleship Of the Sea Manila and Sapalo Velez Bundang Bulilan (SVBB) law offices on  regular paralegal lectures. Stellamaris Dorm, May 3, 2016.

The politics of seafarer’s Money claims

       BY ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO   An anti-seafarer bill might be refiled by ANGKLA Partylist during the next Congress if it will be reelected in office, a bill that  is clearly a mere dilatory tactic to stop the labor/  seafarers   from getting what is rightfully due them.   With  House Bill  No. 5430, the

Paralegal Lecture on Seafarers’ Rights – T.I.P. Manila

Paralegal lecture on seafarer’s rights, TIP Manila February 26, 2015. Aristotle once said: ”Those that know do. Those that understand, teach”. Our law firm Sapalo Velez Bundang Bulilan ( SVBB) believes that the best way to afford legal protection to seafarers is for them to be properly educated of their legal rights.

Authority of the Voluntary Arbitrator

Tinig ng Marino – September – October 2014 ATTY. AUGUSTO R. BUNDANG Head, Litigation and Seafarers Department Sapalo Velez Bundang and Bulilan Law Offices   Who has jurisdiction over a case involving the interpretation or implementation of the collective bargaining agreement: the labor arbiter or the voluntary arbitrator? The recent case of “Estate of Nelson

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