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Pablo A. Austria vs CA, et al.

PABLO A. AUSTRIA, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS AND EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION COMMISSION (SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM), (CENTRAL AZUCARERA DE TARLAC), respondents.

G.R. No. 146636 | 2002-08-12

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

This is a petition for review of the Decision of the Court of Appeals dated February 29, 2000[1] and its Resolution dated September 8, 2000[2] in CA-G.R. No. 52688 entitled "Pablo Austria vs. Employees Compensation Commission (Social Security System), Central Azucarera de Tarlac." The Court of Appeals affirmed the Decision of the Social Security System (SSS) and the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) denying petitioner's request for conversion of his permanent partial disability benefit under PD 626 as amended[3] to permanent total disability benefit.

The facts are as follows:

Petitioner Pablo A. Austria...