MARITIME stakeholders, government leaders and seafarers' representatives gathered on Thursday to mark the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 12021, or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, and its ...

Petitioner Sonny Matula argues that the execution bond provision in the Magna Carta ... be no reimbursement. “This is not imposed on land-based workers nor our local workers — only to seafarers.

MANILA, Philippines — A labor group has petitioned the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the bond requirement provision under the Magna Carta ... if the seafarer loses, no refund is ...

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 ...

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 ... seafarers.

on Thursday the legality of at least two provisions in the Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers, or Republic Act No. 12021. In a petition for certiorari and prohibition, Matula and seafarers Joy ...

Before the February session ended, the House of Representatives approved on third reading House Bill No. 11337, also known as the Magna Carta for Informal Ambulant Vendors. The bill, authored by ...

HELP FOR OFWS At the lobby of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) head office in Mandaluyong City, two men check their belongings. The Insurance Commission is in talks with the DMW to craft ...

Salo also stressed that the remittance is for the seafarer and their family, and not for the government. It is not a tax, and no part of the allotment goes to the government. He said the Magna Carta ...