5/28/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly 740 PHIL. 175 FIRST DIVISION [ G.R. No. 198097, July 30, 2014 ] STATUS MARITIME CORPORATION, MS. LOMA B. AGUIMAN, FAIRDEAL GROUP MANAGEMENT S.A., AND MT FAIR JOLLY, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES MARGARITO B. DELALAMON AND PRISCILA A. DELALAMON, RESPONDENTS. DECISION REYES, J.: This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assails the Decision[2] dated May 27, 2011 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 108142 awarding permanent disability benefits and sickness allowance to Margarito Delalamon (Margarito). The Facts Margarito was hired by Status Maritime Corporation (Status Maritime), for and in behalf of its principal, Fairdeal Group Management S.A. (Fairdeal), as Chief Engineer with a monthly basic salary of US$1,300.00. The employment contract was originally for a period of nine (9) months from July 26, 2005 to April 26, 2006 but Margarito later on requested for, and was granted, extension until October 2006.[3] Margarito left Manila to join the vessel, M/T Fair Jolly, on July 26, 2005 and forthwith discharged his duties.[4] In September 2006, while the vessel was in United Arab Emirates (UAE), Margarito complained of loss of appetite. He was sent to the National Medical Center at the Port of Fujairah, UAE, for diagnosis and treatment. In a Medical Report dated September 2, 2006, Margarito was diagnosed with “Renal Insufficiency: Diabetes Mellitus; IHD Blood+CBC+Anemia.” He was medically repatriated on September 6, 2006.[5] On December 29, 2006, Margarito and his wife Priscila (respondents) filed a complaint before the Labor Arbiter (LA) for the payment of permanent disability benefits, sickness allowance, damages and attorney’s fees against Fairdeal, M/T Fair Jolly, Status Maritime and its President, Loma B. Aguiman (petitioners). The complaint was docketed as NLRC NCR OFW Case No. (M) 06-12-03874-00.[6] According to the respondents, Margarito was physically weak when he arrived in the Philippines. He thus sought to rest at home and failed to report to the petitioners. Priscilla nonetheless notified the petitioners of Margarito’s condition through a certain Allan Lopez.[7] elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/57272 1/16

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