G.R. No. 168716
10 of 11
http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/april2009/168716.htm
Associate Justice Associate Justice
LUCAS P. BERSAMIN
Associate Justice
CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 13, Article VIII of the Constitution, I certify that the conclusions in
the above decision had been reached in consultation before the case was assigned to the writer of
the opinion of the Courts Division.
REYNATO S. PUNO
Chief Justice
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Under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court.
Penned by Associate Justice Rosalinda Asuncion-Vicente and concurred in by Associate Justices Eugenio S. Labitoria (retired) and
Bienvenido L. Reyes of the Third Division of the Court of Appeals. Rollo, pp. 12-20.
Id., pp. 21-22.
Standard contract of employment of the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency, entered into by petitioners and respondent. Id.,
p. 483.
October 29, 2001 in some parts of the record.
Declaration of illness/accident. Rollo, p. 524.
Doctors report. Id., p. 525.
Diagnoses dated April 4, 2003, April 11, 2003, April 16, 2003, April 24, 2003, May 27, 2003, June 25, 2003, June 27, 2003, July 2,
2003, August 9, 2003 and August 20, 2003. Id., pp. 530-542.
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According to respondents SSS claim form, he last visited Dr. Cruz on September 19, 2002. Id., p. 543.
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Diagnosis dated January 15, 2003. Id., p. 542.
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Diagnosis dated August 20, 2003. Id., p. 544.
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Medical certificate issued by Dr. Veneracion. Id., p. 552
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Id. Respondents disability was classified under POEA Grade 7. See POEA Standard Contract of Employment for Seafarers, Sec.
32. It provides:
Section 32. SCHEDULE OF DISABILITY OR IMPEDIMENT FOR INJURIES SUFFERED AND DISEASES INCLUDING
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