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United Philippine Lines, Inc. and Holland America Line Vs. Generoso E. Sibug

UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, INC. AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE, Petitioners, vs. GENEROSO E. SIBUG, Respondent.

G.R. No. 201072 | 2014-04-02

FIRST DIVISION

 

DECISION 


VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

 

Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari assailing the Decision1 dated July 29, 2011 and Resolution2 dated February 14, 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 110757. The CA ruled that respondent seaman Generoso E. Sibug is twice entitled to permanent and total disability benefits.


The antecedent facts follow:


Petitioners United Philippine Lines, Inc. and Holland America Line hired Sibug as waste handler on board the vessel MIS Volendam. On August 5, 2005, Sibug fell from a ladder while cleaning the silo sensor at...