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Junio vs. Pacific Ocean Mining [RESOLUTION]

CELESTINO M. JUNIO, PETITIONER, VS. PACIFIC OCEAN MANNING, INC., MEGA CHEMICAL TANKER, AND ERLINDA S. AZUCENA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 220657 | 2022-03-16

R E S O L U T I O N
 
LOPEZ, M., J.:
 
The crux of controversy in this petition for review on certiorari[1] – assailing the: (1) January 5, 2015 Decision;[2] and (2) August 26, 2015 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 130892 – is the entitlement of petitioner Celestino M. Junio (Celestino) to disability benefits.
 
ANTECEDENTS

Celestino worked for Pacific Ocean Manning, Inc. (Pacific Manning) for 16 years.[4] On January 24, 2011, he entered into a nine (9)-month employment contract with Pacific Manning, on behalf of its foreign principal, Mega Chemical Tanker (Mega...