Whether or not global warming is the cause of super typhoons and storms, somehow it is a factor why weather patterns are what it is today, says the experts. The reality remains that lives and properties are lost every time strong storms strike, which they say,it is a sign of what's to come. According to the Bulletin of American Meteorological Society, the increasing intensity and frequency of storms and typhoons are happening not only in the Philippines but also elsewhere in the world can be blamed on us – pollution caused by humans. Observers of the trend in climate change say that typhoons will happen again, more frequently, and with ever increasing damage. Governments everywhere should hurry and figure out a way to reduce the impact of these stronger storms. The World Bank said, the location of the Southeast Asian nations in the tropics exposes it to multiple natural hazards including typhoons, floods, drought and earthquake. We the people and the government must always strengthen ourselves for this fact and prepare to prevent unnecessary deaths and destruction.

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling for effective implementation of its conventions covering conditions on the seas. Launching this as the theme of the 2014 World Maritime Day, IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu said he hoped that the year would see "genuine progress towards effective and global implementation of all IMO conventions".
 The theme has relevance for the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), which came into effect last August for those states that had signed up to it by August 2012. Since then, unions throughout the world have been checking on ships to ensure that those flagged in states that have ratified the convention are providing the minimum standards and conditions for their crews as outlined in the MLC. The number of countries signed up has also increased since August 2013, and the MLC will take effect for their flagged vessels a year after ratification.

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Tidbits:

G.R. No. 168715, September 15, 2010, MEDLINE MANAGEMENT, INC., ET AL.vs. 
GLICERIA ROSLINDA, ET AL.(Courtesy of Atty. Fidel Borja)
. "Indeed, the death of a seaman several months after his repatriation for illness does not necessarily mean that: a) the seaman died of the same illness; b) his working conditions increased the risk of contracting the illness which caused his death; and c) the death is compensable, unless there is some 
reasonable basis to support otherwise."In the instant case, Juliano was repatriated not because of any illness but because his contract of employment expired. There is likewise no proof that he contracted his illness during the term of his employment or that his working conditions increased the risk of contracting the illness which caused his death.