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Sunga vs. Virjen Shipping Corporation

CARLO F. SUNGA, Petitioner, vs. VIRJEN SHIPPING CORPORATION, NISSHO ODYSSEY SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD., and/or CAPT. ANGEL ZAMBRANO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 198640 | 2014-04-23

SECOND DIVISION
DECISION

BRION, J.:
 
This is an appeal of the Decision1 dated February 25, 2011 and the Resolution dated September 14, 2011 of the of Appeals (CA) in CAGR SP No. 113661. The appealed decision reversed and set aside the Decision dated December 21, 2009 of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Second Division, finding Carlo F. Sunga (Sunga) not entitled to disability benefits.

The Antecedent Facts

On July 14 2006, Virjen Shipping Corporation (Virjen), acting in behalf of its foreign principal, Nissho Odyssey Ship Management Pte. Ltd., entered into a contract of employment with...