Ano po ang gagawin ko pinapabayaran sa akon ng agency ang nagastos nila saken dito sa hotel bago makuha ang papeles ko po?

Ronnel Dela Cruz
is a Seaman in the Philippines

Ma'am/Sir,
Magtatanong lang po ako sana kung may karapatan po ba ang agency na inapplyan ko na ipabayad sa akin ang nagastos nila sa hotel na pinagstay-an ko? dahil sa post po nila ng hiring nila ay for urgent po inabot na po ako ng 1 month and 3weeks po dito sa hotel. March 26,2021 po nung pinapasok nila ako sa dito sa hotel with negative result for covid-19, April 8, 2021 nireswab po ako para sa line up ng barko April 9,2021 result came out positive and sinabi po ng agency na mag quarantine daw po muna ako dito sa hotel for 14 days and prioritize daw po nila ang alis ko after quarantine, April 23,2021 , nagmsg po ako sa kanila na tapos na ang quarantine ko they replied na standby lang muna, they still continue hiring sa labas kahit may mga nahire pa sila na nakatambay dito sa hotel, i tried asking for cash advance assistance for my family but to no avail po dahil wala pa daw ako final line up from April 23, 2021 i tried asking them for updates kung may line up na ako wala sila reply or if mag reply just saying stand by. up until now po same lang ang sinasabi nila and i tried asking kung may line up na po ba ako kung wala pa po ipull out ko po muna ang aking papeles, and reply po ng office and i qoute "(Ikaw kung yan gusto mo ) & (Tandaan mo abnormal situation ngayon maraming pwerto di pwede mag crew change... baka akala tulad ng dati na pag sinabing sampa ka sa Singapore takbo... sige basta bayaran mo pati hotel mo... ok)" unqoute, i understand the situation po pero ang unfair naman po para saken ang situation po. i hope for your advice for this matter po. hindi ko na po alam ang gagawin sana po matulungan nyo po ako. sabi po nila sagot nila ang hotel and wala naman po kami pinirmahan na saken nila ipapabayad ang hotel sila po nag insist na ihohotel ang mga tao nila. sana po matulungan nyo ako.
salamat po Godbless.

 

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Jescelyn Del Rosario
is a Legal expert in the Philippines
Sa situation natin ngayon naging pahirapan talaga lalo na sa mga seaman ang pagsakay sa barko nakakalungkot isipin. Ang masasabi ko lang if the company/agency ang nagbook sa inyo sa hotel while waiting for your line up dapat sagot nila yan. It is their responsibility na iquarantine kayo for security purposes na by the time sasakay na po kayo sa barko ay covid free po kayo. However ang kapalit lang po niyan is dapat kayong maghintay sa line up at bawal mag apply sa ibang agency kasi gumastos narin sila sa inyo. So give and take nalang dapat dito. Mas mabuti sigurong hintayin nalang ninyo ang line up for as long as hindi kayo pababayarin nila sa hotel otherwise pwede po kayong magreklamo sa POEA/OWWA if they insist na ikaw ang magbabayad sa hotel while on quarantine po.

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Jescelyn Del Rosario

Legal Services and Litigation works Philippine/Foreign Paralegal Works Graduated AB Political Science and Bachelor of Laws at University of San Jose Recoletos-Cebu Completed Lawyers Trial Academy Training sponsored by IBP Cebu Chapter AIT-DOST Scholar at Cebu Institute of Technology
Profession: Lawyer
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