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substantiate his expenses by presenting any receipt or proof, this Court cannot award
the reimbursement of medical and transportation expenses.
WHEREFORE, the Petition is GRANTED. The March 22, 2016 Decision and July 19,
2016 Resolution of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 137635 are REVERSED and
SET ASIDE. Respondents Wilhelmsen Smith Bell Manning, Inc. and Wilhelmsen Ship
Management and/or Fausto R. Preysler, Jr. are jointly and severally liable to pay
petitioner Jessie C. Esteva the following:
1. Total and permanent disability benefits in the amount of Ninety Thousand US
Dollars (US$90,000.00) or its equivalent in Philippine Peso at the time of
payment, plus ten percent (10%) of it as attorney's fees;
2. Sickness allowance amounting to Two Thousand Seven Hundred US Dollars
(US$2,700.00) or its equivalent in Philippine Peso at the time of payment;
3. Moral damages amounting to One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00); and
4. Exemplary damages amounting to One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00).
All damages awarded shall be subject to interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per
annum from the finality of this Decision until its full satisfaction.[100]
SO ORDERED.
Peralta (Chairperson), Caguioa,[*] Hernando, and Inting, JJ., concur.
August 13, 2019
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT
Sirs / Mesdames:
Please take notice that on July 10, 2019 a Decision, copy attached hereto, was
rendered by the Supreme Court in the above-entitled case, the original of which was
received by this Office on August 13, 2019 at 11:25 a.m.
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) WILFREDO V.
LAPITAN
Division Clerk of Court
[*] Designated additional Member per Raffle dated July 1, 2019.
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