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Fil-Pride Shipping Company, Inc., et al. Vs. Edgar A. Balasta

FIL-PRIDE SIDPPING COMPANY, INC., CAPTAIN NICOLAS T. DOLLOLASA and OCEAN EAGLE SIDPMANAGEMENT COMPANY, PTE.LTD., Petitioners, vs. EDGAR A. BALASTA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 193047 | 2014-03-03

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

The company-designated physician must arrive at a definite assessment of the seafarer's fitness to work or permanent disability within the period of 120 or  240 days,1 pursuant to Article 192 (c)(l) of the Labor Code and Rule X, Section 2 of the Amended Rules on Employees Compensation (AREC). Ifhe fails to do so and the seafarer's medical condition remains unresolved, the latter shall be deemed totally and permanently disabled. On the other hand, an employee's disability becomes permanent and total even before the lapse of the statutory 240- day treatment period, when it becomes evident that...