RA 12021 (Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers) Section 64

Restrictions on Waiver.

Section 64

SEC. 64. Restrictions on Waiver. - A waiver of entitlement to repatriation shall be valid only if it is written and made freely and voluntarily, with full knowledge of its consequences. When a seafarer is abandoned; held captive on or off the ship as result of acts of piracy or armed robbery against the ship; or is incapable of traveling due to illness, injury or incapacity, or other causes that affect the seafarer's safety and security, no waiver shall be allowed or presumed.

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