TO MASTER: T.H. GEMULLA MAERSK DURBAN   RELIEV [sic] REQUEST   I AM BOSUN SILVINO A. NAZAM REQUEST MY RELIEVE BECAUSE OF PERSONAL REASONS   __________(SGD)__________________ BOSUN SILVINO A. NAZAM     On October 5, 2004, respondent filed with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) a complaint3[3] for payment of disability benefits, sickness allowance, damages, and attorney’s fees, alleging that the hostile working conditions at the vessel exposed him to humiliation and verbal and mental abuse from the Chief Officer and Master, causing him to suffer hypertension and depression.   Respondent further alleged that he was made to sign blank documents by the Master of the vessel; he was ousted from his post as Bosun; his request for medical 3 [3] Id. at 2.