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Flores vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission

ALBERTO FLORES, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and the DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents. Rolando V. Velasco for petitioner. Denis D. Bengzon & Jesus A. Avance?a for respondent Bank.

G.R. No. L-43540 | 1979-03-14

R E S O L U T I O N

SANTOS, J:

This is a petition for review filed May 13, 1976 of the decision dated December 30, 1975 of the Workmen's Compensation Commission in WCC Case No. 18094, entitled "Alberto Flores vs. Development Bank of the Philippines", which reversed the award by the Hearing Officer in favor of the petitioner on the ground that the latter's diseases diabetes mellitus, asthmatic bronchitis, pneumonitis and hypertension were not service-connected and therefore not compensable under the Workmen's Compensation Act.

On May 19, 1976, We resolved without giving due course to the petition to require the respondents to comment...