06/02/2025
๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐: ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ
๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ซ:
โก๏ธ The seafarer must designate a person in the Philippines (the "allottee") to receive a portion of their salary monthly. This allotment must be processed through an authorized Philippine bank.
๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐
๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
โก๏ธ The employer is responsible for providing the necessary arrangements for the allotment at no cost to the seafarer.
โก๏ธ A minimum of 80% of the seafarerโs monthly salary (basic wage plus guaranteed overtime) must be allotted to the designated recipient.
๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ:
โก๏ธ Employers can also provide remittance facilities for any additional earnings (e.g., excess wages or back pay) beyond the mandatory allotment, ensuring these are sent to the designated allottee.
๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐:
โก๏ธ The allotment must be paid in Philippine pesos, using the exchange rate at the time of remittance as stated in the bank's credit advice. The employer must ensure this information is communicated to the recipient.
๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ:
โก๏ธ If a seafarer is held captive due to piracy or armed robbery, their wages and entitlements (including the required allotment) must still be paid throughout their captivity.
โก๏ธ Payments continue until the seafarer is released, repatriated, or in the event of death, up to the date of death determined by Philippine law.
