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Alejandro vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission, et al

EUSTAQUIO ALEJANDRO, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, CATANDUANES ENGINEERING DISTRICT), respondents.

G.R. No. L-42595 | 1979-12-18

D E C I S I O N

MAKASIAR, J:

Petition for review on certiorari of the December 18, 1975 decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission reversing the January 6, 1975 award of the Workmen's Compensation Unit, Department of Labor, Regional Office No. VI, at Legaspi City.

On July 19, 1976, We declared the case submitted for decision without petitioner's memorandum. Earlier, the Solicitor General was allowed to adopt his March 31, 1976 comment as his memorandum.

The records reveal the following:

1. Petitioner filed on January 15, 1973 a compensation claim with the Workmen's Compensation Unit, Department of Labor, Regional Office No. VI...