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Caltex (Philippines), Inc. v. Sulpicio Lines, Inc.

CALTEX (PHILIPPINES), INC. petitioner, vs. SULPICIO LINES, INC., GO SIOC SO, ENRIQUE S. GO, EUSEBIO S. GO, CARLOS S. GO, VICTORIANO S. GO, DOMINADOR S. GO, RICARDO S. GO, EDWARD S. GO, ARTURO S. GO, EDGAR S. GO, EDMUND S. GO, FRANCISCO SORIANO, VECTOR SHIPPING CORPORATION, TERESITA G. CA?EZAL AND SOTERA E. CA?EZAL, respondents.

G.R. No. 131166 | 1999-09-30

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
PARDO, J.: 
 
Is the charterer of a sea vessel liable for damages resulting from a collision between the chartered vessel and a passenger ship? 
 
When MT Vector left the port of Limay, Bataan, on December 19, 1987 carrying petroleum products of Caltex (Philippines), Inc. (hereinafter Caltex) no one could have guessed that it would collide with MV Doña Paz, killing almost all the passengers and crew members of both ships, and thus resulting in one of the country's worst maritime disasters. 
 
The petition...