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Marlow Navigation Philippines vs. Cabatay

MARLOW NAVIGATION PHILS., INC., MARLOW NAVIGATION CO., LTD., W. BOCKSTLEGEL REEDEREI (GERMANY), ORLANDO D. ALIDIO AND ANTONIO GALVEZ, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. WILFREDO L. CABATAY, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 212878 | 2016-02-01

 
DECISION
 
BRION, J.:
 
We resolve the present petition for review on certiorari[1] which seeks to nullify the May 31, 2013 decision[2] and June 4, 2014 resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 120698.
 
The Antecedents

The respondent Wilfredo Cabatay (Cabatay) entered into a ten-month contract of employment as able seamanwith the petitioners Marlow Navigation, Philippines, Inc., (agency) and its principal Marlow Navigation Co., Ltd., (Marlow Navigation), for the vessel M/V BBC OHIO. The contract was supplemented by a collective bargaining agreement or the Total Crew Cost...