SunStar
+ May 14, 2021 Petitioner Virgilio S. Suelo, Jr. filed a complaint for permanent and total disability benefits, damages and attorney fees before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB). In a decision dated February 18, 2019, the Panel of Voluntary Arbitrators (VA) denied petitioner’s claim. Aggrieved, petitioner filed a motion for reconsideration which was denied in a resolution dated June 28, 2019. Petitioner, through counsel received a copy of the order of the denial of the motion on July 12, 2019. On July 22, 2019, petitioner moved for a 20-day extension within which to file a petition for review before the Court of Appeals (CA) or until August 11, 2019. On August 9, 2019, petitioner filed a petition for review under Rule 43 of the Rules before the CA.