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5 days ago · MANILA, Philippines — Benefits from a seafarer’s death under the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration contract must be granted exclusively to the surviving legal spouse, even if they...
6 days ago · The ruling stemmed from the death of seafarer Pedrito Macalinao in 2015 on board the vessel Excel Marine Co. Ltd./Fair Shipping Corporation. His death benefits amounted to P4.5 million, the only property he had upon his death. Pedrito married Cerena in 1981 and they had one child named Cindy.
5 days ago · The only qualified beneficiaries to claim death benefits are the legitimate spouse of the decedent, and the decedent’s children, whether legitimate and illegitimate. (Elenita Macalinao, et al. v. Cerina Macalinao, G.R. No. 250613, April 3, 2024)
5 days ago · MANILA, Philippines — Only the legal spouse and legitimate or illegitimate children of a deceased seafarer are entitled to benefits under his Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) contract, the Supreme Court has ruled.
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5 days ago · The case stemmed when Cerena Macalinao, Pedrito’s first wife, and his daughter Cindy filed before a Regional Trial Court (RTC) a petition in 2016 for the settlement of Pedrito’s estate...
4 days ago · 4 minute read. Death benefits of the seafarer do not form part of his estate that must be settled among his legal heirs. Thus declared the Supreme Court in the recent case of Macalinao vs. Macalinao (GR 250613 April 3. 2024) in relation to the death benefits being claimed by two spouses of a deceased seafarer.
