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Rogelio M. Banawa Vs. National Labor Relations Commission, Et Al.

ROGELIO M. BANAWA, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, GALILEE SHIPPING AND MANNING AGENCY and IOLCOS HELLENIC MARITIME, respondents.

G.R. No. 111459 | 1995-12-26

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

ROGELIO M. BANAWA seeks to set aside the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) modifying that of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) by deleting the award for salaries for the unexpired portion of petitioner's employment contract and attorney's fees.

On 23 October 1990, rogelio M. Banawa, a livcensed seaman, was hired by respondent Iolcos Hellenic Maritime (IOLCOS), a foreign shipping firm, through its crewing agent Galilee Shipping and Manning Agency (GALILEE) as second engineer of the cargo vessel "M/V Iolcos Legend." Banawa was contracted for a stipulated...