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Regina A. Afable vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission, et al.

REGINA A. AFABLE, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE, respondents.

G.R. No. L-45456 | 1985-03-18

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

On July 16, 1974, or after 33 years as a public school teacher working five (5) days a week at P3,411.00 per annum salary, petitioner, 62 years old, married, with two daughters, stopped working due to ailments diagnosed as "diabetes mellitus, cardiomegally with hypertension, and Koch's pulmonary and peripheral neuritis." 1

Petitioner applied for retirement with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), describing her disabilities as partial blindness, tired joints, handicap in walking and dizziness. 2 The application was approved on December 20, 1974 and petitioner received the amount of...