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EDGARDO M. PANGANIBAN,</b> Petitioner, vs. TARA TRADING SHIPMANAGEMENT INC. AND SHINLINE SDN BHD, Respondents.

Edgardo M. Panganiban vs. Tara Trading Ship Management Inc. and Shinline SDN BHD

G.R. No. 187032 | 2010-10-18



Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila


SECOND DIVISION


G.R. No. 187032               October 18, 2010


EDGARDO M. PANGANIBAN, Petitioner,

vs.

TARA TRADING SHIPMANAGEMENT INC. AND SHINLINE SDN BHD, Respondents.


D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:


While it is true that labor contracts are impressed with public interest and the provisions of the POEA Standard Employment Contract must be construed logically and liberally in favor of Filipino seamen in the pursuit of their employment on board ocean-going vessels, absent substantial evidence from which reasonable basis for the grant of benefits prayed for can be...