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Visitors check out the different amenities of the ‘Alagang OWWA: Seafarers Hub’ located along Mabini Street, Barangay 670, Ermita, Manila, during its launching on July 11, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

Visitors check out the different amenities of the ‘Alagang OWWA: Seafarers Hub’ located along Mabini Street, Barangay 670, Ermita, Manila, during its launching on July 11, 2024. 

The Seafarers Hub, a project of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, aims to provide a one-stop shop designed to cater to the welfare, safety, and professional development needs of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Seafarers and their families. The hub offers essential services to assist Filipino seafarers with employment, legal matters, family support, and access to free internet and local calls. It also acts as a skills training and development center for seafarers to enhance their skills and knowledge.
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<div><br/><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173699026019020240711-owwa-seafarers-hub-JC5687.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Visitors check out the different amenities of the ‘Alagang OWWA: Seafarers Hub’ located along Mabini Street, Barangay 670, Ermita, Manila, during its launching on July 11, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Visitors check out the different amenities of the ‘Alagang OWWA: Seafarers Hub’ located along Mabini Street, Barangay 670, Ermita, Manila, during its launching on July 11, 2024. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span> MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment said it has released new guidelines on the execution of seafarers&#x27; claims.</div><p>In a statement, the agency said Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma signed Wednesday an order <strong></strong>prescribing rules
on the enforcement and execution of decisions of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)
and voluntary arbitrators under the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) involving
money claims of seafarers.</p><p>It said the new DOLE order implements Section 59 of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers or Republic Act
No. 12021 and complements the implementing rules and regulations of the Magna Carta issued last week
by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/8/marina-dmw-sign-irr-of-the-magna-carta-of-filipino-seafarers-1724">MARINA, DMW sign IRR of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers</a></div><p>The provision requires that before a disputed amount of a monetary award in favor of a
seafarer can be executed while the NLRC or voluntary arbitrator’s decision is pending appeal with
the courts, the seafarer must first file a bond sufficient to fully restitute the amount in case the courts eventually reverse the award.</p><p><strong></strong>The DOLE order clarifies the distinction between undisputed and disputed amounts to require the filing of the seafarer’s bond while the decision is being questioned in the
courts.</p><p>The undisputed amounts include the following:</p><p>- Any unpaid salary or wage, including the amount equivalent to the unexpired portion of the contract in cases arising from illegal dismissal </p><p>- Any remuneration capable of being expressed in monetary value as stipulated in the standard employment contract or an applicable collective bargaining agreement</p><p>- Any unpaid statutory monetary and welfare benefits</p><p>- The amount corresponding to the disability grading as determined by a third doctor in cases of claims for disability compensation</p><p>- Any other amount admitted by the employer to be due to the seafarer.</p><div><br/></div><p>Upon finality of the decision of the NLRC or voluntary arbitrator, DOLE said the undisputed amounts shall be
immediately executory even pending appeal with the courts without the seafarer being required to
file a bond.</p><p> Disputed amounts meanwhile include those determined to be legally due the seafarer and damages, including moral damages, exemplary damages, nominal damages, attorney’s fees, and other similar awards.</p><p>Upon finality of the decision of the NLRC or voluntary arbitrator, the disputed amounts shall likewise
be immediately executory, provided that the seafarer files the required bond, DOLE said.</p><p>The <strong></strong>DOLE order also includes provisions to ensure the seafarer’s
access to timely remedies, procedures in posting the bond to facilitate the execution of disputed
awards pending appeal, and reimbursement of the costs of the bond should the courts eventually
affirm the disputed amount in favor of the seafarer.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NhbxIjuRyFk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Labor and Employment said it has released new guidelines on the execution of seafarers' claims.</p>

The Department of Labor and Employment said it has released new guidelines on the execution of seafarers' claims.

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