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ATCI OVERSEAS Corp vs. CA, DR. MARISSA ALCANTARA and DR. ROSANNA E. CABATBAT

ATCI OVERSEAS CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, DR. MARISSA ALCANTARA and DR. ROSANNA E. CABATBAT, respondents.

G.R. No. 143949 | 2001-08-09

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

Petitioner ATCI Overseas Corporation (ATCI) and the Ministry of Public Health of Kuwait (Ministry) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, by virtue of which the former would recruit medical professionals for the latter in order to work in Kuwait. Pursuant thereto, private respondents Marissa Alcantara and Rosanna E. Cabatbat were hired as dental hygienists by the Ministry for a period of two years with a monthly salary of 210 KD.

Before leaving, private respondents underwent a physical and medical examination in an accredited clinic of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and...