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Mananzala vs. Republic of the Phil., et al.

JUAN LOPEZ MANANSALA, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Soils), and WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-38184 | 1974-05-30

D E C I S I O N

CASTRO, J:

Special civil action for certiorari from the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) in RO4-WC Case 124120 which denied the claim of Juan Lopez Manansala (hereinafter referred to as the petitioner) for reimbursement of medical expenses under section 13 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, as amended.

On June 9, 1971 the petitioner, a mechanic-driver in the Bureau of Soils, filed with the Regional Office No. 4 of the Department of Labor, a claim for disability compensation on account of tuberculosis and peptic ulcer contracted in the course of his employment....