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Phil. Interisland Shipping Asso., et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

PHILIPPINE INTERISLAND SHIPPING ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, CONFERENCE OF INTERISLAND SHIPOWNERS AND OPERATORS, UNITED PETROLEUM TANKER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, LIGHTERAGE ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES and PILOTAGE INTEGRATED SERVICES CORPORATION, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, UNITED HARBOR PILOTS' ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. and MANILA PILOTS' ASSOCIATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 100481 | 1997-01-22

D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:

Private respondent United Harbor Pilots' Association of the Philippines, Inc. (UHPAP) is the umbrella organization of various groups rendering pilotage service in different ports of the Philippines. The service consists of navigating a vessel from a specific point, usually about two (2) miles off shore, to an assigned area at the pier and vice versa. When a vessel arrives, a harbor pilot takes over the ship from its captain to maneuver it to a berth in the port, and when it departs, the harbor pilot also maneuvers it up to a specific point off shore. The setup is required by the fact that each port has...