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Ulibas vs. Republic of the Phil.

CECILIA V. ULIBAS, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Public Schools) and THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-43320 | 1978-06-30

D E C I S I O N

MUá'OZ PALMA, J:

This petition of Cecilia V. Ulibas for a review of the decision of the defunct Workmen's Compensation Commission which dismissed her claim for disability compensation benefits filed against the Republic of the Philippines, more particularly, the Bureau of Public Schools, is a clearly meritorious one.

Petitioner-claimant Cecilia V. Ulibas filed on July 25, 1974, with Regional Office No. 4 of the Department of Labor a "Notice of Injury or Sickness and Claim for Compensation" under the Workmen's Compensation Act. The claim was controverted on time by the Office of the Solicitor General and a hearing on the...