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Ledesma vs. C.F. Sharp Crew Management Inc.

RAEGAR B. LEDESMA, PETITIONER, VS. C.F. SHARP CREW MANAGEMENT, INC., AND/OR PRESTIGE CRUISE SERVICES, LLC/PRESTIGE CRUISE HOLDINGS, INC.,[1] AND GERONIMO F. CAIDIC,[2] RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 241067 | 2022-10-05

D E C I S I O N
 
GESMUNDO, C.J.:
 
It is not sufficient for seafarers to merely allege that their illness is listed as an occupational disease under Section 32-A of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration-Standard Employment Contract (POEA-SEC). They are required to establish by substantial evidence that their illness is either connected to their work, or aggravated by their working conditions to validly claim for compensation.

On the part of the voluntary arbitrators, they are mandated to provide for an expeditious and effective mode to resolve labor disputes. Hence, in the event that the medical opinions of the company...