THIRD DIVISION   JOEL B. DE JESUS, G.R. No. 151158 Petitioner,     Present:     YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.,   Chairperson, - versus AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ,   CHICO-NAZARIO,   NACHURA, and   REYES, JJ.     NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS Promulgated: COMMISSION and PACIFIC OCEAN   MANNING, INC., August 17, 2007 Respondents.     x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x   DECISION   NACHURA, J.:           Petitioner Joel B. De Jesus appeals by certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court the September 28, 2001 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP. No. 58241, and the December 12, 2001 Resolution[2] denying its reconsideration. On November 20, 1996, De Jesus applied for shipboard employment with respondent Pacific Ocean Manning, Inc. (POMI), a domestic corporation duly licensed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to operate as a manning agency. As a standard operating procedure, POMI directed De Jesus to undergo the pre-employment medical examination at the Our Lady of Fatima Medical Clinic, its accredited clinic. On the query pertaining to his medical