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Alavado vs. City Government of Tacloban 139 SCRA 230

MATILDE ALAVADO, in her own right and as natural guardian of IDA, VILMA, IMELDA AND ROLANDO, all surnamed ALAVADO, petitioner, vs. CITY GOVERNMENT OF TACLOBAN (ENGINEER'S OFFICE AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, now the LABOR APPEALS AND REVIEW STAFF), respondents.

G.R. No. L-49084 | 1985-10-10

D E C I S I O N

CUEVAS, J.:

Assailed in the instant petition is the decision 1 dated November 29, 1975 of the defunct Workmen's Compensation Commission which dismissed petitioner's death benefits claim for the death of her husband, Ricardo Alavado, a former employee of the City Engineer's Office in Tacloban City.

The evidence on record discloses that the late Ricardo A. Alavado was employed as a carpenter-foreman by the City Engineer's Office, Tacloban City with a daily wage of P13.12. His last day of service was on April 19, 1974 since he was on leave from April 23, 1974 to May 23, 1974. On August 6, 1974 when he reported for work, he was...