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Covita vs. SSM Maritime Services, Inc.

ALMA COVITA, for her behalf and in behalf of her two minor children, JERRY and RON, both surnamed COVITA, Petitioner, - versus - SSM MARITIME SERVICES, INC. and/or MARITIME FLEET SERVICES PTE. LTD. and/or GLADIOLA JALOTJOT, Respondents. Present: VELASCO, JR., J, Chairperson, PERALTA, PEREZ, REYES, and JARDELEZA, JJ.

G.R. No. 206600 | 2016-12-07

DECISION

PERALTA, J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari seeking to annul and set aside the Decision1 dated December 13, 2012 and the Resolution2 dated April 10, 2013 issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 120795.

The antecedent facts are as follows:

On April 29, 2009, Rolando Covita, petitioner's husband, entered into a contract of employment with private respondent SSM Maritime Services, Inc., acting for and in behalf of its foreign principal, private respondent Maritime Fleet Services Pte. Ltd. to work on board MIT Salviceroy as Bosun for a period of eight (8) months with a basic monthly salary of US$635.00....