DO THE ADMIRALTY RULES ON LIMITATION ACTIONS NEED CLARIFICATION? Last 01 January 2020, Administrative Matter No. 19-08-14-SC, otherwise known as “The Rules of Procedure for Admiralty Cases” (the “Admiralty Rules”), took effect. The Admiralty Rules is the Philippines’ first procedural issuance specifically…
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Click to download Shipping Law Review 2018 PHILIPPINES I COMMERCIAL OVERVIEW OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY There are two sides to the Philippine shipping industry, and both can only be described in superlative terms. The Philippines is an archipelagic country of more than…
Premised on a scenario that a cargo vessel was hijacked by pirates, Atty. Valeriano del Rosario, together with some of the experts in the Maritime Law in Asia, provided a lively and engaging 90-minute discussion on the impact of piracy in insurance…
Click to download Shipping Law Review 2017 I COMMERCIAL OVERVIEW OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY There are two sides to the Philippine shipping industry, and both can only be described in superlative terms. The Philippines is an archipelagic country of over 7,000 islands…
In Doehle-Philman Manning Agency, Inc., Dohle (IOM) Limited and Capt. Manolo T. Gacutan vs. Henry C. Haro (G.R. No. 206522, 18 April 2016), the Supreme Court ruled that the seafarer must prove that his illness is work-related when such is not classified…
Will the seafarer’s failure to submit himself to a post-employment medical examination before a company-designated doctor within three working days upon his arrival result only in the forfeiture of his sickness allowance claim but not his disability benefit claim? The Supreme Court…
What is the liability of arrastre operators in case of loss or damage of the goods ? In Asian Terminals, Inc. v. Allied Guarantee Insurance Co., Inc. (G.R. No. 182208, 14 October 2015), a shipment 72,322 lbs. of kraft linear board were…
The Supreme Court declared in Federal Phoenix Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Fortune Sea Carrier, Inc. (G.R. No. 188118, 23 November 2015) that the nature of a charter party is determined by the intention of the parties and not its nomeclature. In the…
The Supreme Court’s decision in Designer Baskets, Inc. v. Air Sea Transport, Inc. and Asia Cargo Container Lines (G.R. No. 184513, March 9, 2016) concerned a situation wherein the unpaid seller sued not only the buyer but also the carrier and its…
