Singa-Ship Mgmt Phil Inc vs NLRC : 120276 : July 24, 1997 : J. Puno ... http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1997/jul1997/120276.htm [4] "Spark" is seaman's lingo for radio officer (Petition, p. 8, Rollo, p. 15). [5] POEA Decision, p. 3, Rollo, p. 90. [6] Answer with Compulsory Counterclaim, Annex "D", Rollo, pp. 70-71. [7] POEA Decision, pp. 8-9, Rollo, pp. 95-96. [8] NLRC Decision, p. 12, Rollo, p. 39. [9] Petition, pp. 11-12, Rollo, pp. 18-19. [10] Black's Law Dictionary, Revised Fifth Edition, p. 402 citing The Cripple Creek, D.C. Pa, 52 F.Supp. 710, 712 [1943] and The Youngstown, C. C.A. La., 110 F. 2d 968, 970 [1940]. [11] Flynn v. Waterman, S.S. Corporation, D.C.N.Y., 44 F.Supp 50, 51 [1942]; The M.S. Elliot, 277 F. 800 [1909]; The Mary C. Conery, 9 F. 222, 223 [1881]; see also Words and Phrases, "Desertion-- In Maritime Law." [12] The Cripple Creek, supra, at 712. [13] Table of Offenses and Corresponding Administrative Penalties, Appendix "2" to the POEA Standard Employment Contract Governing the Employment of All Filipino Seamen on Board Ocean-Going Vessels; Rollo, p. 50. [14] Annexes "C-5h," "C-5k," to the Petition, Rollo, pp. 63, 66. [15] NLRC Decision, p. 10, Rollo, p. 37; POEA Decision, p. 6, Rollo, p. 93. [16] Comment of the Public Respondent, p. 11, Rollo, p. 152. [17] De la Cruz v. National Labor Relations Commission, 177 SCRA 626, 627 [1989]; Asian Design & Mfg. Corporation v. Min. of Labor, 142 SCRA 79, 80-81 [1986]. [18] Annexes "C-5f," "C-5g," C-5h," C-5i," "C-5j," "C-5k," "C-5l" to the Petition, Rollo, pp. 60-66. [19] Haverton Shipping, Ltd. v. National Labor Relations Commission, 135 SCRA 685, 689, 691 [1985]. [20] Id, at 692. [21] Section H (5) reads: "A seaman who requests for early termination of his contract shall be liable for his repatriation cost as well as the transportation cost of his replacement." [22] 5 of 5 Rollo, p.47. 1/24/2016 9:37 PM