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Benito E. Lorenzo Vs. Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Department of Education (DepEd)

BENITO E. LORENZO, Petitioner, vs. GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS) and DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DepEd), Respondents.

G.R. No. 188385 | 2013-10-02

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

PEREZ, J.:

This Petition for Review on Curtiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeks the reversal of the 24 February 2009 Decision 1 and 11 June 2009 Resolution2 of the Court of Appeals ( CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 104853, aflirming the 23 June 2008 Decision3 of the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC), denying the petitioner's claim ror death benefits under Presidential Decree (P.O.) No. 626, as amended, otherwise known as the Employees' Compensation Law.

The Facts

This case emanates from a simple claim for Employees’ Compensation death benefits filed by the petitioner, surviving spouse of Rosario D. Lorenzo...