ANGLO-EASTERN SHIPPING CO. LTD. AND OVERSEAS GLOBAL TRANSPORT INC., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL SEAMEN BOARD, HON. SECRETARY OF LABOR BLAS OPLE AND ALBERTA GRECIA, RESPONDENTS.

On June 2, 1977,
petitioners and private respondent, assisted by their respective counsel, filed
the following pleading with
prayer for approval thereof:

“COMPROMISE
AGREEMENT

COME NOW petitioners and private
respondent, by their respective attorneys, and to this Honorable Court
respectfully state:

1.  That they agree that based on subject contract
of employment (Exh. C), the Philippine Law should apply on private respondent’s
claim and that there being no evidence on
record that Hongkong
Compensation law applies in this case or that the deceased was covered by the
British P&I Club or its rules, private respondent has accepted the amount
of eighty-five thousand (P85,000.00) pesos from petitioners
by way of full and complete settlement of this case or her claim under the
Philippine Law.  Receipt of said amount
is hereby acknowledged.  Petitioners and private respondent hereby
waive whatever other claims they may have against each other in this case.

2.  That private respondent initiated this
settlement by approaching petitioners with her undersigned new counsel after
trying in vain to contact her counsel on record for assistance in this
settlement.  She has substituted her
undersigned new counsel for counsel on record for purposes of this settlement without prejudice to her
obligation to former counsel.

WHEREFORE, it is respectfully prayed that this Compromise Agreement
be approved.

Manila, May 31, 1977.

Anglo-Eastern
Shipping Transport Ltd. and Overseas Global Transport, Inc.

By:

(s/t) Luz Medel (Vice-President)

Assisted by:

(s/t) Atty. Raymundo C. Amaba,
Jr.

Counsel for
Petitioners

Tan & Sapalo Law Office 11th Floor, Filcapital Building

Ayala
Avenue, Makati,
Metro Manila

(s/t) Alberta
Grecia

Private Respondent

Assisted by:

(s/t) Atty.
Isidro L. Revelo

Counsel for Private Respondent

Suite
218 Far East Bldg.

Buendia Avenue, Makati

Metro Manila”

The resolutions in this case, dated March 16, 1977 and May
17, 1977, are hereby set aside and, as prayed for, the foregoing Compromise Agreement is hereby APPROVED.

Fernando, (Chairman), Barredo, Aquino, Concepcion, Jr., and Santos,
JJ., concur.