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Banez vs. RP, et al

EMIGDIO BANEZ, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Public Schools), WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, defunct; and/or the Secretary of Labor; and/or THE COMPENSATION APPEALS & REVIEW STAFF, Department of Labor, respondents.

G.R. No. L-4527 | 1979-12-18

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDEZ, J:

This is a petition to review the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission which reversed the decision of the Acting Referee of Regional Office No. 4, Manila, in R04-WCU Case No. 133139 entitled "Emigdio Bañez, Claimant, versus, Republic of the Philippines (Bureau of Public Schools), Respondent" and dismissed the claim for compensation for lack of merit. 1

On July 6, 1972, Emigdio Bañez filed a notice and claim with the Workmen's Compensation Unit, Regional Office No. 4 at Manila, to recover compensation by reason of his illnesses of PTB and cardiac insufficiency which allegedly supervened during his...