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Maersk-Filipinas Crewing Inc. vs. Malicse

MAERSK-FILIPINAS CREWING, INC. and AP MOLLER SINGAPORE PTE LTD., Petitioners, vs. ROSEMARY G. MALICSE (Legal wife of the deceased seafarer Efren B. Malicse, representing the latter's estate), Respondent. Present: SERENO, CJ, Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, DEL CASTILLO, JARDELEZA, and TIJAM, JJ.

G.R. Nos. 200576 & 200626 | 2017-11-20

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION 
 
DECISION
 
SERENO, CJ:
 
Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari, 1 seeking a reversal of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision and Resolution, 2 awarding death benefits, moral and exemplary damages, and attorney's fees to respondent Rosemary G. Malicse as the beneficiary of the deceased seafarer, Efren B. Malicse.
 
The antecedent facts are as follows: 
 
For the tenth time,3 Efren was employed as an able-bodied seaman by petitioner AP Moller Singapore Pte., Ltd. for a tenn of nine months through its agency, Maersk-Filipinas...