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Great Southern Maritime Services Corp. vs. Surigao, 600 SCRA 795, September 18, 2009 Leonila Surigao filed a claim for death compensation benefits after her husband Salvador Surigao, who was working as a fitter aboard a vessel, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in India. However, the post-mortem examination determined that the cause of death was asphyxia due to hanging. The court held that Leonila Surigao was not entitled to death benefits, as the circumstances of Salvador Surigao

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Paolo Adalem

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