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J.Principe vs Phil-Singapore Transport Services eta

JOSEFINA M. PRINCIPE, petitioner, vs. PHILIPPINE-SINGAPORE TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. and CHUAN HUP AGENCIES, PTE. LTD., NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 80918 | 1989-08-16

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

Once again this Tribunal is faced with the issue of the validity of the quitclaim executed by the employee's heir in favor of the employer.

Petitioner is the widow of the late Abelardo Principe who was then the Chief Engineer of M/V OSAM Falcon, a commercial vessel of Singaporean registry owned by Chuan Hup Agencies, Pte. Ltd. (Chuan Hup for brevity), one of the private respondents herein, who is the principal of Philippine-Singapore Transport Services, Inc. (PSTSI), also a private respondent herein. The contract of employment of the deceased with private respondent Chua Hup provides, among others, that...