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Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) vs. Jaime A. Valenciano

GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), Petitioner, versus JAIME A. VALENCIANO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 168821 | 2006-04-10

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.

This petition [1] for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assails the July 7, 2005 Decision of the Court of Appeals [2] in CA-G.R. SP No. 78511 which reversed and set aside the June 26, 2003 Decision of the Employees' Compensation Commission [3] (ECC) dismissing the claim by respondent Jaime A. Valenciano for compensation benefits under Presidential Decree (PD) No. 626 or the Employees' Compensation Law. 

The facts of the case as summarized in the ECC Decision are as follows: 

The [respondent], Jaime Valenciano, started his career in government on...