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[13] 525 Phil. 817 (2006).
[14] Rollo, p. 25.
[15] Inter-Orient Maritime, Incorporated v. Candava, G.R. No. 201251, June 26, 2013,
700 SCRA 174.
[16] 515 Phil. 779 (2006).
[17] 525 Phil. 817 (2006).
[18] Supra note 16, at 787.
[19] 312 Phil. 88 (1995).
[20] Supra note 17, at 822-823.
[21] Rollo, p. 316.
[22] 330 Phil. 493 (1996).
[23] Id. at 508-509.
[24] Kassem, Ahmad Hussam, The Legal Aspects of Seaworthiness: Current Law and
Development, London. Retrieved from (Visited March 3, 2014).
[25] Section 24. Termination Due to Unseaworthiness. – A. If the vessel is declared
unseaworthy by a classification society, port state or flag state, the seafarer shall not
be forced to sail with the vessel.
B. If the vessel’s unseaworthiness necessitates the termination of employment before
the date indicated in the Contract, the seafarer shall be entitled to earned wages,
repatriation at cost to the employer and termination pay equivalent to one (1) month
basic wage.
[26] Rollo, pp. 620-648.
[27] Id. at 78-79.
[28] Id. at 133.
[29] Id.
[30] G.R. No. 191903, June 19, 2013.
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