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Jerzon Manpower and Trading Inc. vs. Nato

JERZON MANPOWER AND TRADING, INC., UNITED TAIWAN CORP., AND CLIFFORD UY TUAZON, PETITIONERS, VS. EMMANUEL B. NATO,* AND COURT OF APPEALS, ELEVENTH (11TH) DIVISION, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 230211 | 2021-10-06

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
GESMUNDO, C.J.:
 
Overseas Filipino workers who are contractually and legally entitled to receive health insurance benefits may not be denied of their rights and privileges under the law, notwithstanding the termination of their employment, or the lack of proof that the illness contracted is work-connected. Corollary thereto, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-accredited recruitment agencies must ensure that their foreign principals comply with this obligation, consistent with their responsibility to protect the interests of distressed migrant workers. Failure to do so constitutes gross...