A group of local maritime employers is pushing for the amendment of the Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers which was recently lobbied to become a priority legislative measure of President Rodrigo Duterte.

According to the Association of Licensed Manning Agencies (ALMA), the proposed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers has provisions that are unnecessary and merely imposes an excessive burden on the employment of Filipino seafarers aboard vessels in international trade.

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