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Grace Marine Shipping Corporation vs. Alarcon

GRACE MARINE SHIPPING CORPORATION AND/OR CAPT. JIMMY BOADO, PETITIONERS, VS. ARON S. ALARCON, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 201536 | 2015-09-09

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Assailed in this Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] are: 1) the December 8, 2011 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissing the petition for review in CA-G.R. SP No. 109238; and 2) the CA's April 12, 2012 Resolution[3] denying reconsideration of its assailed Decision.

Factual Antecedents

In 2006, respondent Aron S. Alarcon was hired by petitioner Grace Marine Shipping Corporation (Grace Marine Shipping) for its foreign principal, Universal Marine Corporation. He was assigned as Messman onboard the vessel "M/V Sunny Napier II." His nine-month Employment...