Dear PAO,

I worked for a domestic shipping company that delivers consignments from Metro Manila to different parts of the Philippines. I resigned from the shipping company last month. I would like to know if I can receive overtime pay since I stayed in the cargo vessel for at least three months whenever I was on duty. Although we did not work beyond eight hours, we could only leave the shipping vessel once all the cargoes were delivered. I am now demanding overtime pay from my former employer before I sign the quitclaim they sent me. Am I legally entitled to overtime pay?