IN VIEW WHEREOF, the petition is GRANTED IN PART. The Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP. No. 76136 dated May 27, 2003 and the Resolution of the Special Third Division dated July 18, 2003 are AFFIRMED as to the award of unpaid salary and other benefits, sickwage allowance, full repatriation cost and transportation cost of Arbits reliever, full medical and hospitalization expenses, and attorneys fees. The award of permanent total disability compensation is ANNULLED and SET ASIDE. SO ORDERED. Austria-Martinez, Tinga, and Chico-Nazario, JJ., concur. Callejo, Sr., on official leave. [1] Rollo, 9-18. [2] Id. at 88-91. [3] Contract of Employment; CA Rollo, 78. [4] He manned these vessels instead of the tug boat MV Ray Ann which was his vessel of assignment in the Contract of Employment. [5] CA Rollo, 80. [6] Id. at 81. [7] Id. at 82. [8] Left Ventricular Failure. [9] Medical Certificate dated December 3, 1998. [10] CA Rollo, 83. [11] Signed by Dr. Dominador Autentico. [12] The cardiac examination was conducted by Dr. Willy Que, a company-designated physician. Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a medical term that doctors use to describe patients who have congestive heart failure that is a result of coronary artery disease. (A.D.A.M. Illustrated Health Encyclopedia,http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000160.htm, last visited on December 9, 2004.) [13] CA Rollo, 87. [14] Ibid. [15] Decision of Labor Arbiter Ermita T. Abrasaldo-Cuyuca, 1-18; Rollo, 99-115. [16] Petition for Certiorari, 1-29; CA Rollo, 2-30. [17] Petition for Review on Certiorari, 14; Rollo, 41. [18] Resolution, 1-4; Id. at 21-24. [19] Petition for Review on Certiorari, 1-46; Id. at 28-73. [20] Id. at 16-20; Id. at 43-47. [21] Resolution, 1-4; Id. at 21-24.

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