paper petitioner had recognized the authority of the Labor Arbiter to take cognizance of the complaint and to resolve the issue of illegal dismissal. Petitioner also claims that it cannot be made liable to respondent Zulueta for illegal dismissal because it had been replaced by C.F. Sharp Crew Management Inc. as the new manning agent of M/V Mico by virtue of an Affidavit of Assumption of Responsibility executed by C.F. Sharp Crew Management Inc. stating that it "is willing to assume any and all liabilities that may arise or that may have arisen with respect to the seamen recruited and deployed by Philimare Shipping Co."vii[7] As correctly stated by the Office of the Solicitor General, respondent Zulueta was not privy to the assumption of responsibility by a new manning agent substituting petitioner. Such contract or agreement cannot therefore be binding on him. As the local recruiter who employed respondent Zulueta for or on behalf of the foreign principal, petitioner is the one liable to him for breach of contract of employment. An illegally dismissed worker like respondent Zulueta whose employment is for a fixed period is entitled to payment of his salaries corresponding to the unexpired portion of his contract.viii[8] The computation by the Labor Arbiter of the unpaid salaries and vacation leave pay due the dismissed seaman which was not disputed by petitioner is a factual matter binding on this Court. WHEREFORE, the Petition is DISMISSED and the Decision of the National Labor Relations Commission dismissing the appeal of petitioner and affirming in effect that respondent Ramon Zulueta was illegally dismissed by petitioner is AFFIRMED. Likewise, the award by the Labor Arbiter to respondent Ramon Zulueta of money claims amounting to P40,043.65 representing his salary for the remaining three (3) months of the unexpired portion of his employment contract and P21,588.88 as unpaid vacation leave pay plus attorney's fees of ten percent (10%) of the monetary award is REITERATED and AFFIRMED. Costs against petitioner. SO ORDERED. Mendoza, Quisumbing, Buena, and De Leon, Jr., JJ., concur. i[1] Filed under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court. ii[2] Rollo, p. 25. iii[3] Rollo, p. 41. iv[4] Records, p. 19.