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FIRST DIVISION
[ G.R. No. 225756, November 28, 2019 ]
VICTORINO G. RANOA, PETITIONER, VS. ANGLO-EASTERN CREW
MANAGEMENT PHILS., INC., ANGLO-EASTERN CREW MGT. (ASIA)
LTD., AND/OR CAPT. GREGORIO B. SIALSA, AND COURT OF
APPEALS (TENTH DIVISION), RESPONDENTS.
DECISION
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
The Case
This petition for review on certiorari[1] seeks to reverse the Decision[2] dated February
29, 2016 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 140690 holding that petitioner
Victorino G. Ranoa[3] was not entitled to permanent disability benefits.
Antecedents
On March 19, 2013, private respondent Anglo-Eastern Crew Management Phils., Inc.,
for and on behalf of its principal, private respondent Anglo-Eastern Crew Management
(Asia) Ltd., hired petitioner as Master of its vessel "Genco Bay" for six (6) months with
a monthly salary of USD1,943.00.[4]
Petitioner's responsibilities included commanding the ship in the transport of
passengers and cargo, setting the course of the ship, inspecting the ship for safe and
efficient operation, coordinating the activities of other crew members concerned for
signaling devices, and calculating landfall sighting.[5]
Prior to his deployment, petitioner underwent routinary Pre-Employment Medical
Examination (PEME). In the process, petitioner was asked whether he was aware of,
diagnosed with, or treated for hypertension and heart disease, among others. Petitioner
answered in the negative. Based on the results of his examination, petitioner was
declared fit for sea duty and got deployed on March 26, 2013.[6]
On May 21, 2013, barely two (2) months on board, petitioner suffered dizziness,
vomiting, chest pain, shortness of breath, and cold sweat. He was brought to a doctor
in London who noted his elevated blood pressure at 170/100mmHg. Consequently, he
got repatriated on May 26, 2013. As soon as he arrived back in the country, he was
referred to company-designated doctors Karen Frances Hao-Quan and Marianne C. Sy.
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