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United Philippine Lines, Inc. and/or Holland America Line, Inc. v. Beseril

UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, INC. and/or HOLLAND AMERICA LINE, INC., Petitioners, versus FRANCISCO D. BESERIL, Respondent.

G.R. No. 165934 | 2006-04-12

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
 
CARPIO MORALES, J.
 
Assailed in the present petition are the Court of Appeals August 31, 2004 Decision [1] and October 28, 2004 Resolution [2] reversing the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) dismissing respondent's claim for total disability benefits. 
 
Francisco D. Beseril (respondent) was hired by petitioner United Philippine Lines, Inc. (UPL), a Philippine manning agency, for and in behalf of its principal Holland American Lines (HAL) in 1987. He had since then been continuously re-hired and even became a recipient of the Holland America Line...