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Lourdes Delgado vs. Rep. Of the Phil.

LOURDES DELGADO, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS) and WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-45351 | 1988-08-15

D E C I S I O N


CORTES, J.:

Petitioner Lourdes Delgado was a public school teacher in the employ of the Bureau of Public Schools.

During the course of her employment, she was rendered disabled for work from June 3, 1969 on account of an eye ailment which had been diagnosed as "cataract, mature, right and incipient, left" [p. 10, Rollo.] Because of this, she underwent operation at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.

On July 29, 1974, she filed her claim for compensation. The Office of the Solicitor General, representing the Bureau of Public Schools, controverted the claim on August 15, 1974.

On September 22, 1975, Acting Referee Benjamin...