6/7/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly happened in this case. More, when the CA decision admitted the respondent's allegations as fact, it has pointed to no evidence that would support this assertion. On this issue, the CA decision stated the following, and nothing more: There is no denying that petitioner tried to comply with the mandatory 3day medical examination deadline provided in Section 20(B), paragraph (3) of the POEA-SEC by going to private respondent MANSHIP's office after his repatriation on February 2, 2011 and requesting referral to the companydesignated physician. However, private respondent MANSHIP refused to accommodate him and ignored his request. Section 20 (B), paragraph (3) of the POEA-SEC reads:[39] xxxx Thus, against this factual backdrop, the respondent would be hard-pressed to convince the Court of his arguments. And in this light, the Court could enter no other conclusion than that the respondent failed to comply with the requirements of Section 20(A)(c) of the POEA Contract. Necessarily therefore, the ruling of the CA and the LA must be reversed and set aside. In view of the foregoing disquisitions, the Court thus finds no need to discuss the other issues presented. As a final word, the Court has time and again upheld the primacy of labor, for it is through the effort of the Filipino worker that the economy is stirred and is steered to the right direction. However, as before, the Court shall not be an instrument to the detriment of the employer if the most basic rules in the POEA Contract are not complied with as in this case. WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Decision and Resolution of the Court of Appeals dated October 29, 2014 and February 24, 2015, respectively, are hereby REVERSED and SET ASIDE. The Decision of the National Labor Relations Commission dated June 10, 2013, which reversed and set aside the Decision of the Labor Arbiter dated July 31, 2012 and dismissed the Complaint for lack of merit, is hereby REINSTATED. SO ORDERED. Carpio, (Chairperson), Leonardo-De Castro,* Perlas-Bernabe, and Caguioa, JJ., concur. * Additional member as per raffle dated April 15, 2015. elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/63966 8/11