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De Castro, Jr. vs. Republic of the Phil.,et al

ANGEL DE CASTRO, JR., petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS) and WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-43289 | 1977-02-28

D E C I S I O N

MUá'OZ PALMA, J:

Aida Villamor de Castro was employed by the Bureau of Public Schools as a teacher at the Altura Elementary School in the City of Manila. Her service record shows that she entered the government service in a provisional status on August 6, 1965, was dropped on May 8, 1966, reappointed on July 14, 1966, dropped on April 30, 1967, but reappointed on July 7, 1967 this time in a permanent status, and served continuously until she died on February 1, 1975, of "congestive heart failure due to chronic rheumatic heart disease with mitral stenosis and insufficiency due to cardiac cathetarization."

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