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Manila Shipmanagement & Manning Inc. vs. Aninang

MANILA SHIPMANAGEMENT & MANNING, INC., AND/OR HELLESPONT HAMMONIA GMBH & CO. KG AND/OR AZUCENA C. DETERA, PETITIONERS, VS. RAMON T. ANINANG, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 217135 | 2018-01-31

D E C I S I O N
 
REYES, JR., J:
 
The failure of a seafarer to submit himself/herself to a post-employment medical examination by a company-designated physician within three working days upon his return to the Philippines shall result in the forfeiture of his/her right to claim disability benefits.
 
The Case

Challenged before this Court via this Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) promulgated on October 29, 2014, which reversed and set aside the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] dated June 10, 2013 and August 30, 2013,...