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Alexander B. Gatus vs. Social Secutiry System

ALEXANDER B. GATUS, Petitioner, vs. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, Respondent.

G.R. No. 174725 | 2011-01-26

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals dated May 24, 2006 in CA-G.R. SP No. 88691 (the assailed Decision) and the Resolution 2 dated August 7, 2006 issued by the same court in said case.

The facts, as summarized by the Court of Appeals, are as follows:

[Petitioner Alexander B.] Gatus worked at the Central Azucarera de Tarlac beginning on January 1, 1972. He was a covered member of the SSS (SSS No. 02-0055015-6). He optionally retired from Central Azucarera de Tarlac upon reaching 30 years of service on January 31, 2002, at the age of 62...