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De Vera vs. United Philippine Lines, Inc

JAN FREDERICK PINEDA DE VERA, PETITIONER, V. UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, INC. AND/OR HOLLAND AMERICA LINE WESTOUR, INC., AND DENNY RICARDO C. ESCOBAR, RESPONDENTS

G.R. No. 223246 | 2019-06-26

D E C I S I O N
 
J. REYES, JR., J.:
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari seeking to reverse and set aside the August 20, 2015 Decision[1] and the February 5, 2016 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 135608, which affirmed the February 21, 2014 Decision[3] and the March 27, 2014 Resolution[4] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in NLRC LAC No. (OFW­M) 01-000050-14, which in turn reversed and set aside the November 28, 2013 Decision[5] of the Labor Arbiter in NLRC-Case No. (M)NCR-04-05863-13, a case for permanent and total disability benefits claim by a seafarer.
 
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