6/5/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly granted. Section 20 (B) of the 2000 POEA-SEC reads: SECTION 20. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS B. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR INJURY OR ILLNESS The liabilities of the employer when the seafarer suffers work-related injury or illness during the term of his contract are as follows: x xx [23] Id. at 686. [24] Id. at 685. [25] Manota v. Avantgarde Shipping Corporation, G.R. No. 179607, July 24, 2013, 702 SCRA 61, 70. [26] Id. at 70-71. [27] Id. at 71. [28] Id. [29] See Section 20(B) of the 1996 POEA SEC cited earlier [30] Id. [31] Id. [32] Supra note 25 at 72-73. Although Manota involves 1989 POEA SEC, said rationale is also applicable here as the 1996 revised version contains the same pertinent provisions as the 1989 POEA SEC. [33] See Jebsen's Maritime, Inc. v. Undag, G.R. No. 191491, December 14, 2011, 662 SCRA 670, 681-682, citing Cootauco v. MMS Phil. Maritime Services, Inc., G.R. No. 184722, March 15, 2010 615 SCRA 529 543-544. [34] Supra note 22 at 689-690. [35] It is widely known that the most common cause of rib fractures or injuries is a direct blow to the chest (see http://www.emedicinehealth.com/fractured rib health/article em.htm, last accessed on April 14, 2015). However, although it is possible to suffer rib fractures as a result of a blow to the upper back (see http://www.physioadvisor.com.aU/10661750/rib-fracture-broken-ribphvsioadvisor.htm:last accessed on April 14, 2015), it must be pointed out that petitioners were unable to expound on how the rib fracture came to be and connect it to the blow suffered by Delfin. For instance, petitioners could have shown that the blow was sustained at the upper back, not the lower portion thereof, and that it was strong elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/60112 14/16