MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III claimed Thursday that the owner of the capsized Gulf Livestock 1 has stopped paying the salaries of the 36 missing Filipino seafarers, a matter opposed by the Philippine government.
At a year-end press conference, Bello said the position of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) remains firm that the salaries of the missing seafarers should still be paid.
“Yung may-ari ng barko, mula nung mawala na yung barko, ayaw na magbigay ng sweldo… Hangga’t walang competent authority na nagsasabi na wala na yung barko, yung mga seafarers are still entitled to t…
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