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R.P vs. Workmen's Copensation Commission, et al

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Customs), petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and DELFIN MANAHAN, respondents.

G.R. No. L-30915 | 1975-07-22

D E C I S I O N

MAKALINTAL, C.J:

The only issues raised in this petition for review of the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission dated March 17, 1969 in its W.C. Case No. 3168 (PU-SWORO), as affirmed by the Commission en banc, are with respect to the reimbursement of medical expenses incurred by the claimant and the amount of attorney's fees.

The claimant, Delfin Manahan, was formerly Chief Accountant IV of the Bureau of Customs. On November 23, 1967 he suffered a stroke, resulting in the paralysis of half of his body. He was rushed to the Marian General Hospital in the early morning of that day but was transferred to the...