Filipino Seafarers’ get new legal safeguards
Filipino seafarers, get new safeguards for rights and welfare while at sea. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has officially signed into law House Bill 7325 and Senate Bill 22211, which collectively aim to enhance protections for the approximately 500,000 Filipino seafarers working worldwide. The legislation hailed as a triumph for labor rights, underscores the government’s…