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Labor cases
THIRD DIVISION
G.R. No. 197303 June 4, 2014
APQ SHIPMANAGEMENT CO., LTD., n! APQ CRE"MANAGEMENT #SA, INC.,Petitioners,vs.
ANGELITO L. CASE$AS,Respondent.
D E I S I O N
MENDO%A,J.:
T!is petition "or revie# on certiorari $nder R$%e &' o" t!e R$%es o"
o$rt see(s to revie#, reverse and set aside t!e )an$ar* +&, +11Decision1and t!e )$ne 1, +11 Reso%$tion+o" t!e o$rt o" -ppea%s
-/. in -0R. SP No. 11+223, #!ic! ann$%%ed and set aside t!e
October 1&, +2 Decision o" t!e Nationa% Labor Re%ations
o44ission NLR) in NLR L- No. &0++02, #!ere
respondent -nge%ito L. ase5as ase5as/ #as see(ing disabi%it*
and ot!er bene6ts against petitioner -P7 S!ip4anage4ent o.,
Ltd. -P7/ and petitioner0principa% -P7 re# 8anage4ent 9S-,
Inc. re# 8anage4ent/.:
It appears "ro4 t!e records t!at in )$ne +&, asenas #as !ired
b* -P7, acting "or and in be!a%" o" its principa%, re#
8anage4ent, as !ie" 8ate "or vesse% 8V Perseverance "or a
period o" eig!t ;/ 4ont!s starting "ro4 )$ne 1
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In !is Position Paper,&asenas "$rt!er a%%eged t!at on )$ne 1
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pa*4ent o" per4anent tota% disabi%it* bene6ts, sic(ness a%%o#ance
and 4edica% epenses to #!ic! !e #as entit%ed $nder t!e POE-
Standard E4p%o*4ent ontract POE-0SE/, b$t -P7 re"$sed topa*@ t!at !e, toget!er #it! ot!er cre# 4e4bers, sent a series o"
%etters and e04ai%s to t!e representatives o" t!e s!ipo#ners
regarding t!eir $npaid #ages, b$t despite eorts, -P7 sti%% re"$sed
to pa* t!eir sa%aries@ t!at de4ands "or pa*4ent #ere a%so 4ade
to t!e president o" -P7, b$t t!e sa4e #ere re"$sed@ and t!at
$%ti4ate%*, !e #as co4pe%%ed to see( redress and 6%ed a
co4p%aint "or per4anent tota% disabi%it* bene6ts, rei4b$rse4ent
o" 4edica% epenses, sic(ness a%%o#ance, non0pa*4ent o" sa%ariesrepresenting t!e etended portion o" t!e e4p%o*4ent contract,
da4ages, and attorne*Bs "ees.
-P7, on t!e ot!er !and, a%%eged in its Position Paper 't!at $pon
epiration o" t!e contract, ase5as re"$sed to ret$rn to t!e
P!i%ippines $nti% !e 6na%%* did on -$g$st :, +
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1. Dec( Logboo(, dated 1& -$g$st +
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On )$ne ++, +2, t!e NLR reso%ved t!e appea% b* reversing and
setting aside t!e L- decision. Fased on t!e records, it "o$nd t!at
t!e e4p%o*4ent contract #as etended. T!e i%%ness, Essentia%H*pertension, s$ered b* ase5as #as a co4pensab%e disease
$nder Section :+0-, No. + o" t!e POE-0SE. Hence, NLR r$%ed
t!at ase5as #as entit%ed to !is c%ai4s beca$se t!e i%%ness #as
s$stained #it!in t!e d$ration o" !is e4p%o*4ent contract.
On October 1&, +2, t!e NLR, acting on t!e 4otion "or
reconsideration 6%ed b* -P7, reconsidered and set aside t!e )$ne
++, +2 NLR Reso%$tion. It ep%ained t!at t!e doc$4entar*
evidence presented on%* proved t!e etension o" contract b$t not
t!e consent given to it b* -P7. ase5as "ai%ed to present t!e ne#
contract d$%* signed b* -P7 or re# 8anage4ent, or an* proo"
t!at t!e* consented to t!e etension. T!e NLR ep%ained t!at
ase5as direct%* dea%t #it! t!e s!ipo#ner to t!e ec%$sion o" -P7
and re# 8anage4ent, !ence, !is reco$rse #as against t!e
s!ipo#ner. T!$s, -P7 co$%d not be !e%d %iab%e "or t!e $npaid
sa%aries, as #e%% as t!e per4anent disabi%it* bene6ts, beca$se
t!ese #ere c%ai4s t!at accr$ed a"ter t!e epiration o" t!e
e4p%o*4ent contract.
ase5as 4oved "or a reconsideration, b$t t!e NLR denied !is
4otion in its Reso%$tion, dated Nove4ber +3, +2.
- Decision
ase5as 6%ed a petition "or certiorari $nder R$%e
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:. 9S>1,. as b$ria% epenses.
Petitioners 4oved "or reconsideration, b$t t!eir 4otion #as
denied b* t!e -.+'onseA$ent%*, t!e* 6%ed t!e present R$%e &'
petition. T!e* strong%* re"$te not on%* t!e additiona% grant o"
deat! bene6ts, b$t a%so t!e a#ard o" i%%ness bene6ts a%read* given
b* t!e NLR.
Petitioners !arp on t!e absence o" s$bstantia% evidence to prove
t!at t!e i%%ness o" -r4ando d$ring !is service, i" it a%read* eistedat t!e ti4e, #as #or(0re%ated. T!e* a%so "a$%t t!e - "or on%*
4a(ing a Gsa"e pres$4ptionG t!at !is a%%eged #or(0re%ated i%%ness
%ed to !is de4ise. -side "ro4 e4p!asiing respondents %ac( o"
proo", petitioners advance t!e arg$4ent t!at deat! bene6ts
cannot be a#arded to respondent, beca$se !er !$sband did not
die d$ring t!e ter4 o" !is contract. In t$rn, respondent co$nters in
!er o44ent+
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interpretation per4eating sea"arers agree4ents,+;#e a%so
consider t!e possibi%it* o" co4pensation "or t!e deat! o" t!e
sea"arer $nder Section :+0- o" t!e POE- ontract.
Deat! Fene6ts $nder Section +-/ o" t!e POE- ontract
Section +-/ o" t!e POE- ontract, and a %ong %ine o"
?$rispr$dence ep%aining t!e provision,+2reA$ire t!at "or
respondent to be entit%ed to deat! bene6ts, -r4ando 4$st !ave
s$ered a #or(0re%ated deat! d$ring t!e ter4 o" !is contract. T!eprovision readsJ
SETION +. O8PENS-TION -ND FENE=ITS
-. O8PENS-TION -ND FENE=ITS =OR DE-TH
1. In case o" #or(0re%ated deat! o" t!e sea"arer, d$ring t!e ter4 o"!is contract t!e e4p%o*er s!a%% pa* !is bene6ciaries t!e P!i%ippine
$rrenc* eA$iva%ent to t!e a4o$nt o" =i"t* T!o$sand 9S do%%ars
9S>',/ and an additiona% a4o$nt o" Seven T!o$sand 9S
do%%ars 9S>3,/ to eac! c!i%d $nder t!e age o" t#ent*0one +1/
b$t not eceeding "o$r &/ c!i%dren, at t!e ec!ange rate
prevai%ing d$ring t!e ti4e o" pa*4ent.
&. T!e ot!er %iabi%ities o" t!e e4p%o*er #!en t!e sea"arer dies as a
res$%t o" #or(0re%ated in?$r* or i%%ness d$ring t!e ter4 o"
e4p%o*4ent are as "o%%o#sJ
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an a4p%i6cation o" t!e interpretation o" t!e de6nition o" 6e%d
personne% $nder t!e Labor ode as t!ose G#!ose act$a% !o$rs o"
#or( in t!e 6e%d cannot be deter4ined #it! reasonab%e certaint*.G
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times, employees including drivers cannot be said to be
eld personnel despite the fact that they are performing
work away from the principal o!ce of the employee.
e4p!asis, ita%ics and $nderscoring s$pp%ied/
"HERE*ORE, t!e petition is GRANTED. T!e o$rt o" -ppea%sDecision o" =ebr$ar* 11, +2 and Reso%$tion o" -pri% +;, +2
are RE+ERSEDand SET ASIDEand t!e Labor -rbiters Decision
dated =ebr$ar* 1', +3 isREINSTATED.
SO ORDERED.
CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES-ssociate )$stice
SEOND DIVISION
G.R. No. 1//&9 *eu( 13, 2013
HEIRS O* MAN#EL H. RIDAD, APOLINARIO G. )ACTOL,EMERITA C. G#LINAO n! LDIA S . J#SA,Petitioners,vs.
GREGORIO ARANETA #NI+ERSIT *O#NDATION, Respondent.
D E I S I O N
PERE%,J.:
=or revie# is t!e Decision1o" t!e Specia% =or4er Nint! Division o"
t!e o$rt o" -ppea%s dated 1; Dece4ber +; #!ic! ann$%%ed and
set aside t!e Decision+o" t!e Nationa% Labor Re%ations
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o44ission NLR/ o" :1 -$g$st +&, as #e%% as t!e Labor-rbiterBs Decision:dated : Septe4ber ++.
T!ree cases&!ad a%read* been bro$g!t $p to t!is o$rt in a span
o" : decades a%% ste44ing "ro4 t!e Reorganiation, Retrenc!4ent
and Restr$ct$ring RRR/ Progra4 i4p%e4ented b* respondent
regorio -raneta 9niversit* =o$ndation -9=/ #a* bac( in 12;&.
-t t!at ti4e, esar 8i?ares, t!en President o" -9=, #rote to t!en
8inister o" Labor and E4p%o*4ent F%as =. Op%e reA$esting t!eapprova% o" t!e RRR Progra4 o" -9=. T!e %atter approved t!e
RRR Progra4 #it! a re4inder t!at t!e i4p%e4entation t!ereo"
s!a%% be instit$ted #it!o$t pre?$dice to #!atever bene6ts 4a*
!ave accr$ed in "avor o" t!e e4p%o*ees concerned. T!e RRR
Progra4 too( eect on 1 )an$ar* 12;&.
T!e o$rt, in a%% its decisions in t!e -9= cases, recognied t!e
adoption o" t!e RRR Progra4 on t!e gro$nd o" serio$s b$siness%osses and 6nancia% reverses s$ered b* -9=.
-s ?$st noted, t!e instant controvers* traces its roots to t!e sa4e
RRR Progra4 adopted b* -9= in 12;&.
Petitioners #ere "or4er oCcers and e4p%o*ees o" -9=, as be%o#
indicated, #it! t!e corresponding dates o" !iring and retire4ent,basic sa%aries, and a4o$nt o" retire4ent bene6ts received, to #itJ
L=6 Po=565on He'! D6e o@ H55n? D6e o@ Re65e;en6
A;oun6Re8e5>e!
Eterna% Re%ations
OCcer
)$ne 1, 123& Oct. 1
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Head o" Engineering
Services
-$g. +, 12
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101+ *earsJ
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petitioners. T!e said sett%e4ent #as e4bodied in a co4pro4ise
agree4ent.
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+'ue o@ Lo6 Re8e5>'e= To6'
P1,
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"HERE*ORE, t!e petition is GRANTED. Setting aside t!e NLRs-$g$st :1, +& decision as #e%% as t!e Labor -rbiters decision
dated Septe4ber :, ++, t!e o4p%aint be%o#is DISMISSED "or being devoid o" 4erit.2
T!e iss$e t!at #ent $p to t!e o$rt o" -ppea%s is #!et!er or not
t!e petitioners #ere paid separation bene6ts "or services
rendered "or t!e period ending in 12;&. Notab%*, t!e o$rt o"
-ppea%s pointed o$t t!at t!e Labor -rbiters r$%ing on retire4ent
bene6ts o" petitioners "ro4 1 )an$ar* 12;& $nti% t!e eectivit* o"
t!eir retire4ent or separation in +s #as $nassai%ed, t!$s, t!at
aspect o" t!e decision !as a%read* attained 6na%it*. =or t!e service
period $nder A$estion, t!e appe%%ate co$rt $p!e%d t!e va%idit* o"
t!e co4pro4ise agree4ent. T!e appe%%ate co$rt e4p!asied t!at
t!e Labor -rbiter recognied t!e co4pro4ise agree4ent #!en !e
oset t!e va%$e o" %ots "ro4 t!e retire4ent bene6ts o" petitioners.
Petitioners no# see( t!e revie# o" t!e Decision o" t!e o$rt o"-ppea%s, s$b4itting t!e "o%%o#ing gro$nds "or o$r considerationJ
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THE O9RT O= -PPE-LS H-S DEIDED NOT IN -ORD
KITH THE -PPLI-FLE DEISIONS O= THE S9PRE8E
O9RT KHEN IT R9LED TH-T PETITIONERS KERE
DEE8ED TO H-VE FEEN SEVERED =RO8 THEIR
E8PLO8ENT 9PON THE I8PLE8ENT-TION O= RRR
PROR-8 IN 12;&.Q
0F0
THE O9RT O= -PPE-LS H-S SERIO9SL ERRED IN
O8PLETEL DISRE-RDIN THE =INDINS O= THEL-FOR -RFITER -ND THE N-TION-L L-FOR REL-TIONS
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