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Employees' Compensation Commission vs CA, et al.

EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and AIDA ALVARAN, respondents.

G.R. No. 115858 | 1996-06-28

PANGANIBAN, J.:


For purposes of determining compensation to be given their widows and orphans, policemen -- by the nature of their functions -- are deemed to be on 24-hour duty. This Court holds that since the public demands, as it ought to, strict performance of duty by our policemen in maintaining peace and security, the government, in the same measure, must be ready to compensate their heirs who are left without any means of support.

This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 to set aside the Decision 1 promulgated on April 19, 1994 by the Court of Appeals 2 in CA-G.R. SP No. 28487 and the Resolution 3 promulgated on...