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Centennial Transmarine, Inc. et al. Vs. Ruben G. Dela Cruz

CENTENNIAL TRANSMARINE, INC., CENTENNIAL MARITIME SERVICES CORPORATION AND/OR B+H EQUIMAR SINGAPORE, PTE. LTD., Petitioners, versus RUBEN G. DELA CRUZ, Respondent.

G.R. No. 180719 | 2008-08-22

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari assails the August 31, 2007 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 91054 reversing the Decision of the National Labor Relations Commission and finding that respondent Ruben G. Dela Cruz was illegally dismissed from service, as well as the November 16, 2007 Resolution[2] denying the motion for reconsideration.

On May 9, 2000, petitioner Centennial Transmarine, Inc., for and in behalf of its foreign principal, petitioner Centennial Maritime Services, Corp., hired respondent Dela Cruz as Chief Officer of the oil tanker vessel "MT Aquidneck," owned by...