The Supreme Court laid down in Bunayog v. Foscon Shipmgt, Inc. (G.R. No. 253480. April 25, 2023) guidelines to govern disability benefit claims where the seafarer requests for a third doctor referral. 1. A seafarer who receives a contrary medical finding from his/her doctor must send to the employer, within…
Jurisprudence on labor claims, including those involving Filipino seafarers, can be influenced by the interface of law and economics. In his separate opinion in the case of Teodoro Bunayog v. Foscon Shipmgt Inc., (GR 253480, April 25, 2023), Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen gave an economic analysis of conflicting medical…