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Interorient Maritime Ent., Inc., et al. vs NLRC, et al.

INTERORIENT MARITIME ENTERPRISES, INC., FIRCROFT SHIPPING CORPORATION and TIMES SURETY & INSURANCE CO., INC., petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and CONSTANCIA PINEDA, respondents.

G.R. No. 115497 | 1996-09-16

PANGANIBAN, J.:


Are the local crewing or manning agent and its foreign principal (the shipowner) liable for the death of a Filipino seaman-employee who, after having been discharged, was killed in transit while being repatriated home?

The instant petition 1 seeks the reversal and/or modification of the Resolution 2 dated March 30, 1994 of public respondent National Labor Relations Commission 3 dismissing the appeals of petitioners and affirming the decision dated November 16, 1992 4 of Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Felicisimo C. Joson, which orderedthat. 5

WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing...