Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro Cases (2008-2015)Labor LawILLEGAL RECRUITMENTTo prove illegal recruitment, it must e s!o"n t!at appellant gave complainants t!edistinct impression t!at s!e !ad t!e po"er or ailit# to send complainants aroad$or "or% suc! t!at t!e latter "ere convinced to part "it! t!eir mone# in order to eemplo#ed& 'll eig!t private complainants consistentl# declared t!at (c!oa promisedt!ememplo#ment overseas a$ter t!e#sumit t!eir io-data, irt!certi)cates,passports and pa#ment $or placement and medical $ees& -People of thePhilippinesvs.Rosario "Rose" Ohoa! G.R. No. "#$#%&! A'('st $"! &)""O*ER+EA+ EMPLO,MENTT!e suse*uentl# e+ecuted side agreement o$ an overseas contract "or%er "it! !er$oreignemplo#er "!ic!reduced!issalar#elo"t!eamount approved#t!e,(-' is void ecause it is against our e+isting la"s, morals and pulic polic#& T!esaidsideagreement cannot supersedet!eterms o$ t!estandardemplo#mentcontract approved # t!e ,(-'& Conse*uentl#, t!e solidar# liailit# o$ respondent"it! petitioner.s $oreign emplo#er $or t!e mone# claims continues alt!oug! s!e "as$orced tosignanot!er contract& /t is t!eterms o$ t!eoriginal ,(-'-approvedemplo#ment contract t!at s!all govern t!e relations!ip o$ petitioner "it! t!erespondent recruitment agenc# and t!e $oreign emplo#er& - +antosa -. .at'/anvs. 0irst Cos/opolitan Manpower an1 Pro/otion +ervies! In.!G.R. No."23)&%! Nove/ber "4! &))56AGE+ 7Non8.i/in'tion of -ene9ts:/t is a 0urisprudential rule t!at "!ere t!ere is an estalis!ed emplo#er practice o$regularl#, %no"ingl# and voluntaril# granting ene)ts to emplo#ees over asigni)cant period o$ time, despite t!e lac% o$ a legal or contractual oligation on t!epart o$ t!e emplo#er to do so, t!e grant o$ suc! ene)ts ripens into a vested rig!t o$t!eemplo#eesandcannolonger eunilaterall#reducedor "it!dra"n#t!eemplo#er& -Metropolitan -an; an1 Tr'st Co/pan< vs. National LaborRelations Co//ission! 0elipe E. Pata( an1 -ienveni1o C. 0lora! G.R. No."2&%&5! ='ne "5! &))%.I+A-ILIT, -ENE0IT+1espondent.s disailit# can onl# e assessed # t!e compan#-designatedp!#sician& /$ t!e compan#-designated p!#sician declares !im )t to "or%, t!en t!eseaman is ound # suc! declaration& /n order to claim disailit# ene)ts under t!e2tandard -mplo#ment Contract, it is t!e compan#-designated p!#sician "!o mustproclaim t!at t!e seaman su3ered a permanent disailit#, "!et!er total or partial,,age " o$ ")RECRUITMENT AN. PLACEMENTLA-OR +TAN.AR.+Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro Cases (2008-2015)Labor Lawdueto eit!er in0ur# or illness, duringt!e termo$ t!e latter.s emplo#ment& -Ma(saor Conra1o N. .ela Cr'? an1 O.0 =ell Asavs.=ai/eM. *elas@'e?an1theAonorableCo'rt Of Appeals!G.R. No."#%5)&! Nove/ber "4! &))5T!epetitionersaremista%enint!eir notiont!at onl#t!e,(-'2-Cs!ouldeconsidered in resolving t!e issue involving a sea$arer& T!e applicailit# o$ t!e LaorCode provisions on permanent disailit#, particularl# 'rticle 142(c)(1), to sea$arers,isalread#asettledmatter& 2ection24o$t!e1445,(-'2tandard-mplo#mentContract itsel$ provides t!at 6all rig!ts and oligations o$ t!e parties to t!e Contract,including t!e anne+es t!ereo$, s!all e governed # t!e la"s o$ t!e 1epulic o$ t!e,!ilippines, international conventions, treaties and covenants "!ere t!e ,!ilippinesis a signator#&6 -ven "it!out t!is provision, a contract o$ laor is so impressed "it!pulic interest t!at t!e 7e" Civil Code e+pressl# su0ects it to t!e 6special la"s onlaor unions, collective argaining, stri%es and loc%outs, closed s!op, "ages,"or%ingconditions, !ourso$ laor andsimilar su0ects&6 -Philasia+hippin(A(en< Corporation an1>or Inter/o1al +hippin(! In.vs.An1res G.To/ar'?! G.R. No. "5""5)! A'('st "2! &)"&T!e statement o$ Dr& (ng "as not a categorical attestation as to t!e actual )tnesso$ 8edel toresume!isoccupationasasea$arer& ,lainl#, a$ter8edel under"entcranioplast# to repair t!e $racture in !is s%ull, it is not $ar$etc!ed to assume t!at !estill neededadditional time$or!is"oundto!eal andtorecuperateinordertorestore !imsel$ to !is $ormer state o$ !ealt!& To our mind, t!e medical certi)cate o$Dr& Lim and not o$ Dr& (ng is t!e de)nitive declaration on t!e p!#sical condition o$8edel& 9n$ortunatel# $or petitioners, !o"ever, t!is declaration "as issued e#ondt!e 2:0-da# period pursuant to 2ection 2 in 1ule ; o$ t!e /mplementing 1ules o$o"ever, $or !umanitarian reasons, ast!e petitioner pursued !is claim all t!e "a# to t!e Court as an indigent litigant, anddue to !is advancing age, "!at !ad alread# een given !im s!ould no longer eta%en a"a# $rom !im& -AleGan1er -. Gat's vs.+oial +e'rit< +