The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.

With a 236-0 votings, the lower chamber approved House Bill 5685, which seeks to improve seafarers’ working conditions and terms of employment and career prospects and to uplift the socio-economic well-

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