Focus on Philippines: NCMB
12/12/2016
Around a third of the world's 1.2 million seafarers are Filipinos. They contribute around US$6 billion a year to the Philippine economy. Developments in the country's employment laws are therefore of key importance to shipowners.
We were fortunate to have three Filipino PEME clinics visit the Crew Health team at the Club office in London on Monday.
Focus on Philippines: Garnishment
11/10/2016
Around a third of the world's 1.2 million seafarers are Filipinos. They contribute around US$6 billion a year to the Philippine economy. Developments in the country's employment laws are therefore of key importance to shipowners.
The Club has been recently advised of frequent rain in Surigao, Philippines and unsafe, wet nickel ore cargo being presented for loading.
Intricacies of the Philippine Legal System
05/09/2016
The Philippines contributes around a third of the world's 1.2 million seafarers, so it is unsurprising that the People Claims team deal with a high number of illness and injury cases among Filipino crew.
Around a third of the world's 1.2 million seafarers are Filipinos. They contribute around US$6 billion a year to the Philippine economy. Developments in the country's employment laws are therefore of key importance to shipowners.
Philippine Crew Claims / Garnishment
06/01/2016
Philippine Crew Claims / Garnishment : Senior Claims Director Tony Nicholson at the Informa - CrewConnect Global: Asia Manning & Training Conference, in Manila.
Philippines - Angkla Seafarers' Protection Act (Anti-Ambulance Chasing Act) - Republic Act No. 10706
08/12/2015
The Angkla Seafarers' Protection Act, also known as the Anti-Ambulance Chasing Act, was signed into law in the Philippines in November 2015.