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Orient Hope Agencies Inc. vs. Jara

ORIENT HOPE AGENCIES, INC. AND/OR ZEO MARINE CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, V. MICHAEL E. JARA, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 204307 | 2018-06-06

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Failure of the company-designated physician to render a final and definitive assessment of a seafarer's condition within the 240-day extended period transforms the seafarer's temporary and total disability to permanent and total disability.
 
This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] seeks to annul the Court of Appeals August 15, 2012 Decision[2] and November 6, 2012 Resolution[3] in CA-G.R. SP No. 113214. The Court of Appeals reversed the National Labor Relations Commission September 30, 2009 Decision[4] and granted Michael E. Jara (Jara) permanent and total disability...