6/7/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly The Court of Appeals correctly awarded attorney's fees in favor or petitioner. Under Article 2208, paragraph 8 of the Civil Code, attorney's fees can be recovered in actions for indemnity under workmen's compensation and employer's liability laws.[64] In addition, pursuant to the case of Nacar v. Gallery Frames,[65] the Court imposes on the monetary award for permanent partial disability benefit an interest at the legal rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of finality of this judgment until full satisfaction.[66] WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition is DENIED. The Decision of the Court of Appeals dated February 5, 2015 and its Resolution dated August 7, 2015 in CA-G.R. SP No. 131729 are AFFIRMED WITH MODIFICATION. The Court declares petitioner Eugenio M. Gomez to have suffered permanent partial disability with an impediment of Grade 8 and hereby orders the respondents Crossworld Marine Services, Inc., Golden Union Shipping Company, S.A. and Eleazar Diaz jointly and severally liable to pay Gomez his disability compensation in the amount of US$30,527.26 or its peso equivalent at the exchange rate prevailing at the time of actual payment, plus interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of finality of this judgment until full satisfaction, and attorney's fees equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the said amount due. SO ORDERED. Carpio, (Chairperson), Mendoza, Leonen, and Martires, JJ., concur. [1] Rollo, pp. 8-20. [2] Penned by Associate Justice Zenaida T. Galapate-Laguilles, with Associate Justices Elihu A. Ybanez and Florito S. Macalino, concurring. [3] Id. at 22-24. [4] CA Decision, rollo, p. 9; Respondents' Position Paper, rollo, p. 140. [5] Complainant's Position Paper, rollo, p. 89; records, p. 11. [6] Id. [7] Id. at 90. [8] Records, "Annex "C," p. 45. [9] Complainant's Position Paper, rollo, p. 90. [10] Id. elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/63243 14/17

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