6/5/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly or services to be performed is seasonal in nature and the employment is for the duration of the season. As a Filipino seaman, [petitioner] is governed by the Rules and Regulations of the POEA. The Standard employment Contract governing the employment of All Filipino Seamen on Board Ocean-Going Vessels of the POEA, particularly in Part I, Sec. C specifically provides that the contract of seamen shall be for a fixed period. Moreover, it is an accepted maritime industry practice that employment of seafarers are for a fixed period only. Constrained by the nature of their employment which is quite peculiar and unique in itself, it is for the mutual interest of both the seafarer and the employer why the employment status must be contractual only or for a certain period of time. In the instant case, [petitioner] had finished his contract when he disembarked on 12 April 2002. Thus, [petitioner] can no longer claim any benefits under his employment contract. xxxx Before [petitioner] went on board, he was declared fit for work. Never during his work on board, did [petitioner] complain of any medical condition. When he disembarked on finished contract on 12 April 2002, [petitioner] did not complain of any illness nor did he report for medical consultation for any medical condition. He therefore did not qualify for the disability benefits forming part of his employment contract. He did not suffer any medical condition during the term of his contract nor was proof presented that whatever medical condition he complained of was cause by work-related illness or injury as he made no report of any medical condition when he disembarked. In fact he was declared fit for work in the 23 July 2002 Certification issued by Dr. Calanoc of Seamen's Hospital.[23] In all, petitioner utterly failed to establish by substantial evidence, his entitlement to disability benefits for a work-related illness under the POEA-SEC, having failed to undergo a post-employment medical examination by a company designated physician within three (3) working days from his return without valid or justifiable reason. WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition is DENIED. The Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 107477 is AFFIRMED. SO ORDERED. Sereno, C.J., (Chairperson), Leonardo-De Castro, Bersamin, and Perlas-Bernabe, JJ., concur. elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/60102 13/15