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[28] G.R. No. 193047, March 3, 2014.
[29] G.R. No. 206505, July 24, 2013, 702 SCRA 311.
[30] G.R. No. 191491, December 14, 2011, 662 SCRA 670.
[31] G.R. No. 186289, June 29, 2010, 622 SCRA 352.
[32] 347 Phil. 46 (1997).
[33] G.R. No. 183908, December 4, 2009, 607 SCRA 796.
[34] 552 Phil. 130 (2007).
[35] 521 Phil. 330 (2006).
[36] 174 Phil. 242 (1978).
[37] Rollo, p. 156.
[38] Magsaysay Maritime Services v. Laurel, G.R. No. 195518,
March 20, 2013, 694
SCRA 225, 241-242
[39] Fil-Pride Shipping Company, Inc. v. Balasta, supra note 28.
[40] Section 32-A of the POEA Contract Standard Terms and Conditions Governing the
Employment of Filipino Seafarers on Board Ocean-Going Vessels states:
SECTION 32-A OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
For an occupational disease and the resulting disability or death to be compensable, all
of the following conditions must be satisfied:
1. The seafarer’s work must involve the risks describe herein;
2. The disease was contracted as a result of the seafarer’s exposure to the describe
risks;
3. The disease was contracted within a period of exposure and under such other factors
necessary to contract it;
4. There was no notorious negligence on the part of the seafarer.
The following diseases are considered as occupational when contracted:
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[41] Fil-Pride Shipping Company, Inc. v. Balasta, supra note 28, citing Maersk Filipinas
Crewing Inc. v. Mesina, G.R. No. 200837, June 5, 2013, 697 SCRA 601, 614.
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