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PEDRO LIBANG, JR., PETITIONER, VS. INDOCHINA SHIP MANAGEMENT INC., MR. MIGUEL SANTOS AND MAJESTIC CARRIERS, INC., RESPONDENTS.

PEDRO LIBANG, JR., PETITIONER, VS. INDOCHINA SHIP MANAGEMENT INC., MR. MIGUEL SANTOS AND MAJESTIC CARRIERS, INC., RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 189863 | 2014-09-17

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

REYES, J.:

Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari1 filed by petitioner Pedro Libang, Jr. (Libang) to assail the Decision2 dated October 22, 2008 and Resolution3 dated September 25, 2009 issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 102311, which dismissed his complaint for disability benefit against herein respondents Indochina Ship Management, Inc. (ISMI), its former President Miguel Santos (Santos), and Majestic Carriers, Inc. (Majestic).

The Antecedents
 
On June 27, 2002, Libang entered into a nine-month employment contract4 with ISMI, a domestic manning...