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Remedios Layag, Et Al. vs. Juan Gerardo 119 Phil. 1121

REMEDIOS LAYAG, ET AL., petitioners-appellants, vs. JUAN GERARDO, Hearing Officer, Regional Office No. 4, Department of Labor, Manila, respondent-appellee.

G.R. No. L-19896 | 1964-04-30

D E C I S I O N 


PAREDES, J.: 

 On November 26, 1960, Petitioner herein presented with the Department of Labor, Regional Office No. 3, Manila, against the Republic of the Philippines, a complaint for Disability benefits, for herself and in behalf of her minor children, as heirs of Alberto Layag, who died on May 29, 1960. while working with the Section of Floating Equipment, Division of Ports and Harbors, Bureau of Public Works. The Republic, thru the Solicitor General, presented its answer on December 15, 1960, controverting the claim, stating among others, as defenses, the lack of any allegation in the said complaint to the...