Seafarer's non-deployment due to replacement is a breach of contract • Atty. Dennis Gorecho
Failure to deploy a seafarer due to replacement by another seafarer is considered a breach of contract entitling him to damages. The Supreme Court awarded the seafarer his nine months’ worth of salary in the case of Abosta Ship Management, v. Wilhilm Hilario (GR 195792, November 24, 2014) when the employer unjustifiably failed to deploy the seafarer in accordance with the POEA-approved contract of employment. The
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