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Torillos vs. Eastgate Maritime Corporation

EDGAR L. TORILLOS, PETITIONER, VS. EASTGATE MARITIME CORPORATION, F.J. LINES, INC., PANAMA, AND EMMANUEL L. REGIO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 216165] EASTGATE MARITIME CORPORATION, F.J. LINES, INC., PANAMA, AND EMMANUEL L. REGIO, PETITIONERS, VS. EDGAR L. TORILLOS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 215904 | 2019-01-10

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Before the Court are two consolidated Petitions for Review on Certiorari,[1] docketed as G.R. Nos. 215904 and 216165, both seeking the reversal of the April 1, 2014 Decision[2] and December 15, 2014 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 130976, which awarded Edgar L. Torillos (Torillos) permanent and total disability benefits in the amount of US$60,000.00 and attorney's fees of US$6,000.00.
 
Antecedent Facts
 
For a period of 15 years, Eastgate Maritime Corporation (Eastgate), for and on behalf of its foreign principal, F.J. Lines, Inc.,...