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OSM Shipping Phils vs NLRC(Third Division) and Fermin Guerrero

OSM SHIPPING PHILIPPINES, INC., petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (Third Division) and FERMIN F. GUERRERO, respondents.

G.R. No. 138193 | 2003-03-05

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The Rules of Court do not require that all supporting papers and documents accompanying a petition for certiorari should be duplicate originals or certified true copies. Furthermore, unilateral decisions to alter the use of a vessel from overseas service to coastwise shipping will not affect the validity of an existing employment contract validly executed. Workers should not be prejudiced by actions done solely by employers without the former's consent or participation.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to set aside the February 11,...