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Transocean Ship Management (Phils.), Inc., Carlos S. Salinas, and General Marine services Corporation Vs. Inocencio Vedad; Inocencio Vedad Vs. Trancencio Ship Management (Phils.), Inc., Carlos S. Salinas, and General Marine Services Corporation

TRANSOCEAN SHIP MANAGEMENT (PHILS.), INC., CARLOS S. SALINAS, and GENERAL MARINE SERVICES CORPORATION, Petitioners, vs. INOCENCIO B. VEDAD, Respondent. G.R. Nos. 194490-91 ______________________________ INOCENCIO B. VEDAD, Petitioner, vs. TRANSOCEAN SHIP MANAGEMENT (PHILS.), INC., CARLOS S. SALINAS, and GENERAL MARINE SERVICES CORPORATION, Respondents. G.R. Nos. 194518 & 194524

G.R. Nos. 194490-91;G.R. Nos. 194518 & 194524. | 2013-03-20

THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION 
VELASCO, JR., J.: 
 
It would be an unsound policy to allow manning agencies and their principals to hedge in giving sickness allowance to our seafarers while waiting for the assessment and declaration by the company-designated physician on whether or not the injury or illness is work-related. Otherwise, our poor seafarers who sacrifice their health and time away from their families and are stricken with some ailments will not be given the wherewithal to keep body and soul together and provide for their families \\ hile they are incapacitated or unable to perform...