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DOLORES A. POBRE vs. RP

DOLORES A. POBRE, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Public Schools), respondent.

G.R. No. L-43325 | 1977-05-31

MARTIN, J.:

Petition for review 1 of the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission denying the claim of petitioner, Dolores A. Pobre, for compensation benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act against respondent Republic of the Philippines (Bureau of Public Schools).

Petitioner was a public school teacher who retired at the age of 61 years for physical disability which she contracted in 1968 while in the continuous service of the respondent Republic (Bureau of Public Schools) from 1946 up to January 1, 1975. She was employed in 1946 as a public school teacher by the respondent Republic (Bureau of Public Schools) and assigned...