In their Position Paper,16[16] petitioners countered that respondent is not entitled to the benefits arising from his alleged permanent and total disability as he was later declared to be fit to work per Certification dated November 7, 1997 by Dr. Copernico J. Villaruel, Jr., the attending orthopedic surgeon at the Philippine General Hospital; that respondent can no longer seek continuation of his medical treatment and claim for sickness wages and reimbursement of medical expenses because upon his repatriation, he had received the amount of US$1,010.00 (or the equivalent then of about P40,400.00) as settlement for his sickness wages and other benefits, as evidenced by the Receipt and Quitclaim 17[17] dated June 25, 16[16] Id. at 73-84 17[17] Id. at 92. The pertinent portions of the Receipt and Quitclaim state: RECEIPT AND QUITCLAIM KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: I, GIL FLORES, with a rank of CHIEF OFFICER and presently residing at B-3L-6 Camella Homes, Mambog, Bacoor, Cavite, do hereby acknowledge receipt of the amount of USD$1,010.00 or its Peso Equivalent to my full satisfaction, in complete and final settlement of my wages, bonuses, overtime pay, leave pay, allotments and all other entitlements due to me as a result of my services rendered and employment on board the vessel M/V ARIA. I hereby declare and confirm that I have no other claims whatsoever against said vessel, her Master, Owners, Operators and Agents and I hereby discharge and release them from any liability/ies. I certify and confirm that I have worked on board the said vessel under normal conditions and that I have not contracted or suffered any illness or injury from my work and that I was discharged in good and perfect health. I further certify that with this RECEIPT AND QUITCLAIM, I waived the unexpired portion of my contract. I agree further, that this RECEIPT AND QUITCLAIM may be pleaded as an absolute and final bar to any complaint or legal proceeding that may hereafter be prosecuted by me. And that, I hereby certify that I have read this RECEIPT AND QUITCLAIM before signing the same and that I fully understand the contents thereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto sign this RECEIPT AND QUITCLAIM with my own free will and volition on this 25th day of June, 1997 at Makati City, Philippines. (Signed) GIL FLORES