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Ireneo Abellera vs. Secretary of Labor

IRENEO ABELLERA, petitioner, vs. SECRETARY OF LABOR and PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-45745 | 1988-08-29

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

From an adverse decision of the Secretary of Labor dismissing the petitioner's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses, the petitioner filed the instant petition for review on certiorari.

Petitioner Ireneo Q. Abellera was employed by the respondent Philippine National Railways on January 2, 1939 as conductor of the Benguet Auto Line. He was later promoted to traffic inspector.

During the course of his employment, he was afflicted with ulcer and hypertension. When his ailments became worse, he was confined and treated at the Philippine National Railways Hospital from November 26, 1970 to January...