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Andres E. Ditan Vs. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Administrator, Et Al.

ANDRES E. DITAN, petitioner, vs. PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ASIAWORLD RECRUITMENT, INC., AND/OR INTRACO SALES CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 79560 | 1990-12-03

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The petitioner had the rare experience of being taken hostage in 1984, along with a number of his co-workers, by the rebels in Angola. His captivity for more than two months and the events that followed his release are the subject of the present petition.

Andres E. Ditan was recruited by private respondent Intraco Sales Corporation, through its local agent, Asia World, the other private respondent, to work in Angola as a welding supervisor. The contract was for nine months, at a monthly salary of US$1,100.00 or US$275.00 weekly, and contained the required standard stipulations for the protection of our...