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More Maritime Agencies, Inc., Ocean Bulk Maritime, And Alpha Insurance & Surety Co., Inc., Petitioners, Vs. National Labor Relations Commission And Sergio F. Homicillada, Respondents.

MORE MARITIME AGENCIES, INC., OCEAN BULK MARITIME, and ALPHA INSURANCE & SURETY CO., INC., petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and SERGIO F. HOMICILLADA, respondents.

G.R. No. 124927 | 1999-05-18

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

MORE MARITIME AGENCIES, INC., Ocean Bulk Maritime, and Alpha Insurance and Surety Co., Inc., in this petition for certiorari, seek to reverse and set aside the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) dated 21 February 1996[1] affirming with modification the decision of the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) dated 7 September 1995 which ordered petitioners to pay private respondent Sergio F. Homicillada disability and medical benefits in the increased amount of US$7,465.00.[2]

On 17 January 1994 private respondent Sergio Homicillada entered into an overseas employment contract...