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THIRD DIVISION
[ G.R. No. 234914, February 19, 2020 ]
JORGE P. ROSALES, PETITIONER, VS. SINGA SHIP MANAGEMENT
PHILS., INC., SINGA SHIP MGT. PTE. LTD., MS. NORMA L. DAVID,
RESPONDENTS.
DECISION
CARANDANG, J.:
Challenged in this Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed pursuant to Rule 45 of the
1997 Rules of Civil Procedure is the Decision[2] dated April 24, 2017 of the Court of
Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 139921, the dispositive portion of which states:
WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Petition is hereby GRANTED.
Accordingly, the assailed Decision dated 18 December 2014 and Resolution
dated 12 February 2015, rendered by the National Labor Relations
Commission are ANNULLED and SET ASIDE and the Complaint filed by
private respondent against petitioners is DISMISSED.
By way of financial assistance, petitioners Singa Ship Management Phils.,
Inc., Singa Ship Mgt. Pte. Ltd., are ORDERED to pay private respondent the
amount of USD 5,000.00 or its peso equivalent.
SO ORDERED.[3] (Emphasis in the original)
Likewise assailed is the Resolution[4] dated October 18, 2017 denying petitioner Jorge
P. Rosales' (Rosales) Motion for Reconsideration.[5]
Facts of the Case
Rosales was employed by respondents Singa Ship Management Phils., Inc., and Singa
Ship Management Pte. Ltd. (collectively, respondents), as agent and foreign principal,
respectively, under a Philippine Overseas Employment Agency-Standard Employment
Contract (POEA-SEC)[6] with the following terms and conditions:
Duration of Contract:
Position:
Basic Monthly Salary:
Hours of Work:
Overtime:
8 MONTHS
OFFICERS STAFF STEWARD/ESS
USD327.00
48 HOURS PER WEEK
USD152.00 LUMPSUM 105 HRS PER
MONTH, INCLUDES FIXED OT AND WORK
PERFORMED ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC
HOLIDAYS
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