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TRANSOCEAN SHIP MANAGEMENT (PHILS.) INC., CARLOS S. SALINAS

and GEN. MARINE SERVICES CORPORATION v. INOCENCIO VEDAD,

MAR 20 20, G.R. N!". #$$#0%#.

The fact that Inocencio's sickness was later medically declared as not work-

related does not prejudice his right to receive sickness allowance,

considering that he got ill while on board the ship and was repatriated for

medical treatment before the end of his I0-month employment contract

following !ec" #0 of POEA Memorandum Circular No. 09, Series of 2000]$

&ACTS'

Inocencio was a seafarer emploed as second en!ineer " #ransocean

S$ip Mana!emen% &P$ils.', Inc. ransocean', a local mannin! a!enc, for i%s

principal, (eneral Marine Ser)ices Corpora%ion &(eneral Marine'. Inonencio

was deploed and wen% on "oard M*+ In)ic%a af%er %$e reuired pre-emplomen% medical eamina%ion &PEME' w$ic$ !a)e $im a clean "ill of

$eal%$.

On "oard M*+ ln)ic%a $e fell ill and eperienced fe)er, sore %$roa% and

pain in $is ri!$% car. /efore %$e epir of $is 0-mon%$ con%rac% or speci1call

on c"ruar 9, 2003, Inocencio was repa%ria%ed for medical reasons.

Inocencio immedia%el repor%ed %o %$e compan-desi!na%ed doc%or, 4r.

Nicomedes (. Cru5 &4r. Cru5' of %$e N(C Medical Clinic in Manila, for

dia!nosis and %rea%men%. 6e underwen% %onsillec%om "u% was la%er found "a $is%opa%$olo! repor% %o "e su7erin! from cancer of %$e ri!$% %onsil. 4r.

Cru5 %$en ad)ised Inocencio %o under!o c$emo%$erap and linear %rea%men%

a% an es%ima%ed cos% of P$P 800,000, w$ic$ #ransocean and (eneral Marine

promised %o s$oulder. Inocencio s%ar%ed wi%$ %$e procedure "u% could no%

con%inue due %o %$e failure of #ransocean and (eneral Marine %o pro)ide %$e

necessar amoun%. #$is cons%rained Inoncencio %o 1le, on ul :, 2003, a

Complain% "efore %$e ;a"or Ar"i%er for, amon! o%$ers, %o%al permanen%

disa"ili% "ene1%s and sic a%%orne?s fees w$ile

dismissin! all o%$er claims. #$e ;a"or Ar"i%er, applin! Sec%ion 20 of %$e

POEA-SEC, decreed Inocencio?s %onsil cancer %o "e presump%i)el wor

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Marine %o $a)e rene!ed on %$eir promise %o s$oulder %$e medical procedures

prescri"ed for Inocencio?s %rea%men%.

=pon appeal " #ransocean, Salinas, and (eneral Marine, %$e N;@C

)aca%ed %$a% of %$e ;a"or Ar"i%er and awarded sic

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!rounds. Applin! POEA Memorandum Circular No. 09, Series of 2000,

per%inen% pro)ision of w$ic$ follows

SECTION 20. COMPENSATION AND BENE&ITS

B. COMPENSATION AND BENE&ITS &OR

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#$ou!$ Inocencio was la%er dia!nosed wi%$ cancer of %$e %onsils or

%onsillar carcinoma and %$e compan-desi!na%ed doc%or cei1ed %$a%

i% is no% wor

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