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Zafra vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission, et al

VIRGILIO ZAFRA, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and MANILA PAPER MILLS, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-42990 | 1978-11-21

D E C I S I O N

GUERRERO, J:

This is a petition for review 1 of the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission which reversed the award rendered by the Hearing Officer granting herein petitioner disability compensation benefits under Sections 14 and 18 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, as amended.

For respondent employer's failure to controvert the claim as well as to contravene the proof of illness by not presenting evidence to the contrary, the facts established in this case are beyond dispute. The records show that petitioner has been in the employ of respondent Manila Paper Mills, Inc. since 1956, first as machine operator...