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15 Aug

Instances when a Seafarer may Pursue his Total and Permanent Disability Claim

The Supreme Court, in the case of Maersk-Filipinas Crewing Inc. vs. Alferos (G.R. No. 216795. April 1, 2019), citing CF Sharp Crew Management, Inc. vs. Taok, (G.R. No. 193679, July 18, 2012, 677 SCRA 296), held that a seafarer may have a basis to pursue his claim for total and permanent disability benefits under any of the following conditions, namely: The company-designated physician failed to issue a declaration as to his fitness to engage in sea duty or disability even [...]

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23 Nov

Labor Code Provision on Permanent and Total Disability of Seafarer

Labor Code provision under Article 192 of the Labor Code provides that permanent and total disability includes temporary total disability lasting continuously for more than one hundred twenty days, except as otherwise provided in the Rules. Get a copy of the renumbered and updated Labor Code by Atty. Villanueva The rule referred to by Article 192 (c) (1) of the Labor Code is Rule X, Section 2 of the Rules and Regulations Implementing Book IV of the Labor Code, which states: Period [...]

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