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Custodioo vs. Workmen's Compensation Ccommission, et al

JULIAN CUSTODIO, petitioner, vs. THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION and THE PANIQUI SUGAR MILLS, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-43401 | 1978-11-29

D E C I S I O N

GUERRERO, J:

Petition for review on certiorari 1 of the decision of the Workmen's Compensation Commission dated March 16, 1976 affirming the Referee's decision denying petitioner's claim for compensation benefits.
Petitioner Julian Custodio had been in the employ of respondent Paniqui Sugar Mills, Inc. for 26 long years as a seasonal worker hired only during milling seasons. Previous to the discovery of his illness, he was last hired as an "ashman" in the respondent company's fire room department with a weekly wage of P84.70. He was not re-hired for the 1973-1974 milling season upon the basis of the results of the...