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Prudential Shipping & Mgt. Corp., et al. vs. E. A. Sta. Rita etc

PRUDENTIAL SHIPPING and MANAGEMENT CORPORATION and ZENITH SHIPPING INVEST-MENT, LTD., Petitioners, versus EMERLINDA A. STA. RITA, for herself and in behalf of RENE A. STA. RITA, Respondent.

G.R. No 166580 | 2007-02-08

D E C I S I O N
 


CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 80610, which reversed the decision and resolution of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), and reinstated the Labor Arbiter's decision, as well as the CA Resolution[2] denying the motion for reconsideration thereof.

On May 5, 1999, petitioner Zenith Shipping Investment, Ltd. (ZSIL), through petitioner Prudential Shipping and Management Corporation (PSMC), hired Virgilio C. Sta. Rita as "oiler" on board the M/V Gulfwind. The...