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Buenaventura J. Barga, Jr. vs. Employees' Compensation Commission, et al.

BUENAVENTURA J. BARGA, JR., petitioner, vs. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COMMISSION and GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (Commission on Audit), respondents.

G.R. No. L-49227 | 1980-04-25

D E C I S I O N


MAKASIAR, J.:

This petition seeks to review the March 15, 1978 decision of the Employees' Compensation Commission affirming the dismissal of the petitioner's claim.

Petitioner filed a claim for compensation for his perforated duodenal ulcer contracted while employed in the respondent Commission on Audit (formerly GAO) in Iligan City as auditing-aide and supplies checker. He had been employed for almost fourteen years when he contracted said ailment starting therein as laborer-helper on August 10, 1959 and was later on promoted to auditing aide and supplies checker, the position he was occupying when he contracted...