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Edgardo Doruelo vs. Min. of Nat'l Defense

EDGARDO DORUELO, ANTHONY ESTENZO, petitioners, vs. MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD, and MARIA EFIGENIA SHIPPING CORP., respondents.

G.R. No. 51214 | 1989-01-26

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

The Court modifies the decision of the respondent, the Philippine Coast Guard, 1 as well as the 1st Indorsement, in the nature of a disposition on appeal, of the respondent, the then Ministry of National Defense, 2 affirming the said decision.

The decision disposed of twin marine protests filed by the petitioner, Captain Edgardo Doruelo, in his capacity as master of LSCO Petroparcel, a steel tanker owned and operated by the Luzon Stevedoring Corporation, and Patron Delfin Villarosa, master of MB Maria Efigenia XV, a fishing boat owned and operated by the respondent, Maria Efigenia Shipping Corporation,...