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Opinion > Editorial
Protecting Filipino seafarers, among the best in the world
By The Editorial Board
Oct 01, 2024 12:10 am


A WEEK ago, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which is designed to protect the rights of the country's ships' crew and enshrines the provisions of the Maritime Labor Convention in our laws.

Last year, the President certified the legislation as urgent, setting in motion its swift passage into law. Speaking after signing the bill, President Marcos said that the law would uphold the rights of the country's seafarers globally.

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