G.R. No. 257731 - EPHRAIM N. NABUAB, VS. BSM CREW SERVICE CENTRE PHILIPPINES, INC., BERNHARD SCHULTE SHIPMANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LIMITED AND/OR CAPT. RUEL A. TABLE,*.

Ruling

ACCORDINGLY , the Petition for Review is PARTIALLY GRANTED . The September 18, 2020 Decision and the October 19, 2021 Resolution of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 157597 are REVERSED and SET ASIDE . Judgment is hereby rendered ORDERING respondents BSM Crew Service Centre Philippines, Inc., Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte. Limited, and Capt. Ruel A. Table to SOLIDARILY PAY Ephraim N. Nabuab a disability benefit of USD 60,000.00 or its Philippine Peso equivalent, and 10% of said amount as attorney's fees. The monetary awards shall earn interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of finality of this Decision until full payment. SO ORDERED.