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Patriarca, Nestor M. vs.Workmen's Compensation Commission, et al.

NESTOR M. PATRIARCA, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and CENTRAL AZUCARERA DE LA CARLOTA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-42918 | 1984-09-30

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is a petition to review the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission in W. C. Case No. 1817 modifying the decision of its Hearing Officer III, Demetrio P. Correa from whose decision the respondent appealed to the Commission.

The present controversy arose out of a claim for sickness and disability benefits filed by the petitioner. Nestor Patriarca started working in 1970 for private respondent Central Azucarera de la Carlota as a locomotive mechanic, passing the physical examination conducted by the company. Subsequently, he was promoted to diesel locomotive supervisor. His work involved...