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Career Philippines Shipmanagement, Inc. vs. Godinez

CAREER PHILIPPINES SIDPMANAGEMENT, INC. and COLUMBIAN SHIPMANAGEMENT, LTD., Petitioners, vs. EDUARDO* J. GODINEZ, Respondent. x---------------------------------------------x G.R. No. 206828 EDUARDO J. GODINEZ, Petitioner, vs. CAREER PHILIPPINES SHIPMANAGEMENT, INC. and COLUMBIAN SHIPMANAGEMENT, LTD., Respondents. Present: SERENO, C.J., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, DEL CASTILLO, JARDELEZA, and TIJAM,JJ.

G.R. No. 206826 | 2017-10-02

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION 
 
DECISION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
The Court cringes at the thought, generated by the experience in this proceeding and in past cases, that in spite of all the laws passed and jurisprudence created to level the playing field for the disadvantaged worker, his plight continues against employers who will stop at nothing to avoid their obligations by taking advantage of the worker's weakness, ignorance, financial hardship, other handicap, or the cunning of their lawyers.
 
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