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Consolacion F. Relente vs. Republic of the Phils, et al.

CONSOLACION F. RELENTE, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Public Schools), WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and/or the SECRETARY OF LABOR, Department of Labor, respondents.

G.R. No. L-47691 | 1981-08-05

D E C I S I O N


AQUINO, J.:

Consolacion F. Relente appealed from the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission which set aside the award to her of eight thousand two hundred pesos as compensation for permanent total disability for labor and as reimbursement of medical expenses and dismissed for lack of merit her claim for compensation (ZLO WCC Case No. 446).

For thirty-nine years and seven months or until March 27, 1975 Consolacion F. Relente, 60 years old, married and a resident of 24 Canda Street, EBB, Olongapo City, was a public school teacher in that city. She was paid P11.90 as daily wage during her last years of service....