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Jesus Lontoc vs. Ministry of Labor, etal.

JESUS LONTOC, petitioner, vs. MINISTRY OF LABOR and JAI-ALAI CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-55188 | 1988-10-28

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

We allowed the petitioner to sue as a pauper litigant in challenging on certiorari the decision of the public respondent denying his claim for death benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act. 1 We ultimately gave due course to the petition and required the parties to submit their respective memoranda for a more comprehensive discussion of the issues. 2

The petitioner's wife, Soledad Lopez, was an employee of the Jai-Alai Corporation when she died on May 19, 1974, of "septicemia due to pelvic infection and diverticulitis," according to her death certificate. 3 The petitioner claims he thereafter made...