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De Vera vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission, et al

LUIS DE VERA, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-41769 | 1977-11-29

D E C I S I O N

MUá'OZ PALMA, J:

Petitioner Luis de Vera was employed as a driver of International Container Corporation in November of 1970 at a daily wage of eight pesos (P8,00) and worked for six days a week until he stopped working on June 3, 1972.

On October 4, 1972, de Vera filed before Regional Office No. IV of the Department of Labor a claim for disability compensation against his employer, International Container Corporation, on the ground that in the course of his employment he became sick of peptic ulcer which compelled him to leave his work. 1

Having received notice of the claim on October 30, 1972, the International...