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MST vs. Asuncion

MST MARINE SERVICES (PHILIPPINES), INC., THOME SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE LTD. AND/OR ALFONSO RANJO DEL CASTILLO, PETITIONERS, V. TEODY D. ASUNCION, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 211335 | 2017-03-27

DECISION
 
REYES, J.:
 
Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari [1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to annul and reverse the Decision[2] dated June 28, 2013 and the Resolution[3] dated February 7, 2014 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP. No. 118686, which affirmed the grant of total and permanent disability benefits to respondent Teody Asuncion (Asuncion).
 
Facts
 
In January 2009, MST Marine Services (Philippines), Inc. (MST Marine), on behalf of its foreign principal Thome Ship Management Pte Ltd. (Thome Ship), hired Asuncion as a GP1 Motorman on board the vessel...