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Canuel vs. Magsaysay Maritime Corporation

ANITA N. CANUEL, FOR HERSELF AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, NAMELY: CHARMAINE, CHARLENE, AND CHARL SMITH, ALL SURNAMED CANUEL, PETITIONERS, VS. MAGSAYSAY MARITIME CORPORATION, EDUARDO U. MANESE, AND KOTANI SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 190161 | 2014-10-13

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari1 are the Decision2 dated May 19, 2009 and the Resolutiondated October 30, 2009 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP. No. 104479 which dismissed petitioners’ complaint for death benefits.

The Facts
 
On July 14, 2006, Nancing R. Canuel (Nancing) was hired by respondent Magsaysay Maritime Corporation (Magsaysay) as Third Assistant Engineer for its foreign principal, respondent Kotani Shipmanagement Limited (Kotani), to be deployed on board the vessel M/V North Sea (vessel) for a period of twelve (12) months,...