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JOEL B. MONANA, PETITIONER, VS. MEC GLOBAL SHIPMANAGEMENT AND MANNING CORPORATION AND HD HERM DAVELSBERG GMBH, RESPONDENTS.

JOEL B. MONANA, PETITIONER, VS. MEC GLOBAL SHIPMANAGEMENT AND MANNING CORPORATION AND HD HERM DAVELSBERG GMBH, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 196122 | 2014-11-12

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

LEONEN, J.:

This labor case involves a seafarer's claim for disability benefits.  It involves an application of Section 20(B) of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Standard Employment Contract (POEA contract).  The POEA contract states that for an illness to be compensable, (1) it must be work-related and (2) it must have existed during the term of the seafarer's employment contract.1
 
Joel B. Monana (Monana) filed this petition for review2 in relation to his disability benefits claim for hypertension.  The Labor Arbiter ruled in favor of Monana and granted...