COMMITTEE HEARING: Senators Cynthia Villar and Jinggoy Estrada listen to Overseas Workers’ Welfare Association (OWWA) Administrator Carmelita Dimzon during a committee hearing concerning Senate Bill Nos. 21, 673 and 1861, which seeks to ensure protection of the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino seafarers and their families. The Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers also seeks to recognize the rights of Filipino seafarers by instituting mechanisms for the enforcement, protection, and implementation of standards set by the Maritime Labor Convention of 2006. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo/3 December 2013)