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Crayons Processing Inc. vs. Felipe Pula, et al

CRAYONS PROCESSING, INC., Petitioner, versus FELIPE PULA and COURT OF APPEALS (Fifth Division), Respondents.

G.R. No. 167727 | 2007-07-30

D E C I S I O N
 


Tinga, J.:

The key facts are undisputed.

Petitioner Crayons Processing, Inc. (Crayons) employed respondent Felipe Pula (Pula) as a Preparation Machine Operator beginning June 1993. On 27 November 1999, Pula, then aged 34, suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital, where he was confined for around a week. Pula's wife duly notified Crayons of her husband's medical condition.[1]

Upon his discharge from the hospital, Pula was advised by his attending physician to take a leave of absence from work and rest for three (3) months. Subsequently, on 25 February 2000, Pula underwent an Angiogram Test at the...