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Rufino C. Montoya Vs. Transmed Manila Corporation/Mr. Edilberto Ellena and Great Lake Navigation Co., Ltd.

RUFINO C. MONTOYA, Petitioner, versus TRANSMED MANILA CORPORATION / MR. EDILBERTO ELLENA and GREAT LAKE NAVIGATION CO., LTD., Respondents.

G.R. No. 183329 | 2009-08-27

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

Before the Court is the petition for review on certiorari,[1] filed by petitioner Rufino C. Montoya (Montoya), seeking to set aside the decision[2] and resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 98516,[4] entitled "Rufino C. Montoya v. National Labor Relations Commission, et al."

THE ANTECEDENT FACTS

On January 14, 2003, Montoya entered into a one-year contract of employment with respondent Transmed Manila Corporation (Transmed) for its principal, Great Lake Navigation Co., Ltd. (Great Lake); he was employed as an able seaman on board the M/V Papa with a basic monthly salary of US$385.00....