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Zosimo Capacio vs. Rep. Of the Phil.

ZOSIMO CAPACIO, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Public Schools), respondent.

G.R. No. L-45484 | 1988-04-08

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

This is a petition for review of the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission (WCC) denying the claim of petitioner Zosimo Capacio for compensation benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act against respondent Republic of the Philippines through the Bureau of Public Schools.

The petitioner was an elementary grade public school teacher assigned in Barrio Matambong, Palapag, Northern Samar. He started working as a substitute teacher and progressed to that of a regular teacher. His service covered a span of 33 years. Finding himself suffering from peptic ulcer, hypertension and schistosomiasis, he...