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Nonay vs. Bahia Shipping Services, Inc.

MARICEL S. NONAY, PETITIONER, VS. BAHIA SHIPPING SERVICES, INC., FRED OLSEN LINES AND CYNTHIA MENDOZA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 206758 | 2016-02-17

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
In some cases, illnesses that are contracted by seafarers and are not listed as occupational diseases under the 2000 Philippine Overseas Employment Administration-Standard Employment Contract may be disputably presumed to be work-related or work-aggravated. The relation of the disease contracted to the work done by the seafarer, or that the work aggravated the disease, must be sufficiently proven by substantial evidence. Otherwise, the claim for disability benefits cannot be granted.

Bahia Shipping Services, Inc., (Bahia Shipping), for and on behalf of Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Ltd., hired Maricel S....