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[37] Espina v. Court of Appeals, 548 Phil. 255, 272 (2007).
[38] See United Laboratories, Inc. v. Domingo, G.R. No. 186209, September 21, 2011,
658 SCRA 159, 175; and Tinio v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 171764, June 8, 2007, 524
SCRA 533, 540.
[39] See Espina v. Court of Appeals, supra note 37, at 273-274.
[40] SECTION 18. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
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B. The employment of the seafarer is also terminated when the seafarer arrives at the
point of hire for any of the following reasons:
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2. When the seafarer signs-off due to shipwreck, ship’s sale, lay-up of vessel,
discontinuance of voyage or change of vessel principal in accordance with
Sections 22, 23 and 26 of this Contract. [italics and emphases ours]
[41] SECTION 23. TERMINATION DUE TO VESSEL SALE, LAY-UP OR DISCONTINUANCE
OF VOYAGE
Where the vessel is sold, laid up, or the voyage is discontinued necessitating the
termination of employment before the date indicated in the Contract, the seafarer shall
be entitled to earned wages, repatriation at employer’s cost and one (1) month basic
wage as termination pay, unless arrangements have been made for the seafarer to join
another vessel belonging to the same principal to complete his contract which case the
seafarer shall be entitled to basic wages until the date of joining the other vessel.
[Italics and underscore and emphasis ours]
[42] Ramirez v. Mar Fishing Co., Inc., G.R. No. 168208, June 13, 2012, 672 SCRA 136,
144-145; and Marc II Marketing, Inc. v. Joson, G.R. No. 171993, December 12, 2011,
662 SCRA 35, 59-60.
[43] See Marc II Marketing, Inc. v. Joson, supra, at 59; and Nippon Housing Phil., Inc.
v. Leynes, G.R. No. 177816, August 3, 2011, 655 SCRA 77, 89.
[44] Ison v. Crewserve, Inc., G.R. No. 173951, April 16, 2012, 669 SCRA 481, 497;
Aujero v. Philippine Communications Satellite Corporation, G.R. No. 193484, January
18, 2012, 663 SCRA 467, 483; and Goodrich Manufacturing Corporation v. Ativo, G.R.
No. 188002, February 1, 2010, 611 SCRA 261, 266.
[45] Ison v. Crewserve, Inc., supra, at 497-498.
See also Plastimer Industrial
Corporation v. Gopo, G.R. No. 183390, February 16, 2011, 643 SCRA 502, 511;
Goodrich Manufacturing Corporation v. Ativo, supra, at 266, citing Periquet v. National
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