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Reynaldo vs. Republic of the Phil., et al

PRAxEDES R. REYNALDO, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Public Schools) and the WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION,

G.R. No. L-43108 | 1976-06-30

D E C I S I O N

MARTIN, J:

Petition for review of the decision of the respondent Workmen's Compensation Commission in R04-WCC No. 143441 which reversed the award of compensation benefits made by the Acting Referee of Regional Office No. IV, Department of Labor, Manila in favor of the petitioner.

On July 31, 1973, petitioner Praxedes R. Reynaldo filed her claim for compensation benefits because of the illness she has suffered in both her eyes which she allegedly contracted or was aggravated in the course of her employment as a public school teacher of the respondent Bureau of Public Schools.

Despite due notice to the respondent, the...