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ATANACIA M. CALING vs. WORKMENS COMPENSATION COMMISSION

ATANACIA M. CALING, petitioner, vs. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Provincial Auditor's Office, Province of Nueva Ecija), respondents.

G.R. No. L-43309 | 1977-05-31

MARTIN, J.:

Petition for review of the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission affirming the dismissal letter of the Chief, Workmen's Compensation Commission Unit, Regional Office No. III, Department of Labor, of the claim for death benefits filed by the petitioner in R03-WCC Case No. 10532.

Jose Caling, the deceased husband of the petitioner, during his lifetime was employed as Section Chief in the Provincial Auditor's Office, Province of Nueva Ecija, with an average weekly salary of P110.00. During the time of his employment, he contracted an illness which was diagnosed by his attending physician as myocardial infraction for...