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Maria Lacson vs. Secretary of Labor, et al.

MARIA LACSON, petitioner, vs. THE SECRETARY OF LABOR, THE COMPENSATION APPEALS & REVIEW STAFF, THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-45896 | 1980-08-21

D E C I S I O N


MAKASIAR, J.:

This is a petition for review filed on May 19, 1977 of the decision dated March 22, 1976 of the Workmen's Compensation Commission and the Order of the Secretary of Labor, acting concurrently as Chief or Head of the Compensation Appeals and Review Staff, dated March 1, 1977, which reversed the award for death benefits made by the Acting Referee in favor of the petitioner on the ground that the illnesses of the deceased daughter of petitioner -diabetes mellitus, pyelonephritis with uremia and hypertension - were not compensable under the Workmen's Compensation Act, as amended.

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