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Signey vs. SSS

YOLANDA SIGNEY, Petitioner, versus SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, EDITHA ESPINOSA-CASTILLO, and GINA SERVANO, representative of GINALYN and RODELYN SIGNEY, Respondents.

G.R. No. 173582 | 2008-01-28

D E C I S I O N

Tinga, J:

We are called to determine who is entitled to the social security benefits of a Social Security System (SSS) member who was survived not only by his legal wife, but also by two common-law wives with whom he had six children.

This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure assails the 31 March 2004 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals affirming the resolution of the Social Security Commission (SSC),[3] as well as the 23 July 2004 Resolution[4] of the same court denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

The facts as culled from the records are as follows:

Rodolfo...