Back

Dante dela Cruz Vs. Maersk Fil Crawing, Inc. and Elite Shipping A.S

DANTE D. DE LA CRUZ, Petitioner, versus MAERSK FILIPINAS CREWING, INC. and ELITE SHIPPING A.S., Respondents.

G.R. No. 172038 | 2008-04-14

D E C I S I O N


CORONA, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari[1] seeks to set aside the November 26, 2004 decision[2] and March 9, 2006 resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 74097.

Respondent Elite Shipping A.S. hired petitioner Dante D. de la Cruz as third engineer for the vessel M/S Arktis Morning through its local agency in the Philippines, co-respondent Maersk Filipinas Crewing Inc. The contract of employment was for a period of nine months, starting April 19, 1999, with a monthly basic salary of US$1,004.00 plus other benefits.

Petitioner was deployed to Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates and boarded...