6/14/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly contradicted by the evidence on record; [or] (xi) when the Court of Appeals manifestly overlooked certain relevant facts not disputed by the parties, which, if properly considered, would justify a different conclusion.[71] The exceptions similarly apply in petitions for review filed before this Court involving labor cases, among others.[72] The conflicting findings between the NCMB and the CA warrant a re-evaluation of the facts in the instant case. Rules regarding compensation for work-related illnesses Remarkably, the POEA-SEC was designed primarily for the protection and benefit of Filipino seafarers in the pursuit of their employment on board ocean­ going vessels. To carry out its beneficent terms, the provisions must be construed and applied fairly, reasonably and liberally in favor of seafarers.[73] Under Section 20-B of the 2000 POEA-SEC, the employer assumes the following liabilities in case the seafarer suffers a work-related illness or injury during the term of his contract: SECTION 20. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS xxxx B. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR INJURY OR ILLNESS The liabilities of the employer when the seafarer suffers work-related injury or illness during the term of his contract are as follows: 1. The employer shall continue to pay the seafarer his wages during the time he is on board the vessel; 2. If the injury or illness requires medical and/or dental treatment in a foreign port, the employer shall be liable for the full cost of such medical, serious dental, surgical and hospital treatment as well as board and lodging until the seafarer is declared fit to work or to be repatriated. However, if after repatriation, the seafarer still requires medical attention arising from said injury or illness, he shall be so provided at cost to the employer until such time he is declared fit or the degree of his disability has been established by the company-designated physician. 3. Upon sign-off from the vessel for medical treatment, the seafarer is entitled to sickness allowance equivalent to his basic wage until he is declared fit to work or the degree of permanent disability has been assessed by the company-designated physician but in no case shall this period exceed one hundred twenty (120) days. For this purpose, the seafarer shall submit himself to a post-employment medical examination by a company-designated physician within three working days upon his return except when he is physically incapacitated to https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/66892 7/23