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Anicia Vda De Galang vs Worker;s Compensation Commission and Procter and Gamble

ANICIA VDA. DE GALANG, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and PROCTER GAMBLE, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-42531 | 1977-03-30

D E C I S I O N

MAKASIAR, J:

Petition for review on certiorari of the decision rendered on December 31, 1975 by the Workmen's Compensation Commission denying petitioner-widow of the late Lorenzo Galang death compensation benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act.

The records show that the late Lorenzo Galang had been employed since May 23, 1947 as a factory worker by private respondent Procter and Gamble PMC, a corporation engaged in the manufacture of soap, edible oil and detergents (Annex "D", Employer's Report of Accident or Sickness, p. 36, rec.). His last position was that of a deodorizer operator working five (5) days a week,...