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Maunlad Trans, Inc. vs. Rodelas

MAUNLAD TRANS, INC.; UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, INC., SEACHEST ASSOCIATES; CARNIVAL CORPORATION; AND/OR RONALD MANALIGOD, PETITIONERS, V. ROMEO RODELAS, JR., RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 225705 | 2019-04-01

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Assailed in this Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] are the April 29, 2015 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissing the Petition for Certiorari in CA-G.R. SP No. 130412, and its July 8, 2016 Resolution[3] denying reconsideration of the assailed Decision.
 
Factual Antecedents
 
As found by the CA, the simple facts are, as follows:
 
[Respondent] was hired by petitioner Seachest, through its manning agent, Maunlad,[4] as Galley Steward on-board MV Carnival x x x. After several months, x x x respondent started experiencing seasickness and...