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[43] Id. at 128.
[44] Id.
[45] 2010 POEA-SEC, Sec. 20 states:
SECTION 20. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
A.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR INJURY OR ILLNESS
The liabilities of the employer when the seafarer suffers workrelated injury or illness during the term of his contract are as
follows:
xxxx
If a doctor appointed by the seafarer disagrees with the
assessment, a third doctor may be agreed jointly between the
Employer and the seafarer. The third doctor's decision shall be
final and binding on both parties. (Emphasis supplied)
[46] Pastor v. Bibby Shipping Philippines, Inc., supra note 36, at 11.
[47] Esteva v. Wilhelmsen Smith Bell Manning, Inc., G.R. No. 225899, July 10, 2019, p.
11.
[48] INC Navigation Co. Philippines, Inc. v. Rosales, 744 Phil. 774, 787 (2014).
[49] Esteva v. Wilhelmsen Smith Bell Manning, Inc., supra note 47, at 12.
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