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Vicente Berenguel vs. Republic of the Phil.

VICENTE BERENGUEL, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, (Bureau of Public Schools), respondent.

G.R. No. L-47175 | 1986-12-15

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J:

This is a petition for review on certiorari questioning the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission which dismissed the claim for disability benefits of the petitioner-claimant in RO4 W.C. Case No. 166853 and the order of the Compensation Appeals and Review Staff which denied his motion for reconsideration.

Petitioner Berenguel was a teacher with the respondent Bureau of Public Schools since 1946. In the course of his employment, he was confined at the Tuberculosis Sanitarium of Quezon Institute in Quezon City from November 16, 1957 up to April 17, 1958 due to chronic and active pulmonary...