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Benito E. Lorenzo Vs. Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Department of Education (DepEd) [Separate Concurring Opinion, J. Brion]

BENITO E. LORENZO, Petitioner, vs GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS) and DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DepEd), Respondents. [Separate Concurring Opinion, J. Brion]

G.R. No. 188385. | 2013-10-02

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION

BRION, J.:

I concur with the ponencia that petitioner Benito E. Lorenzo is not entitled to receive death benefits under Presidential Decree No. (PD) 626 (The Employees' Compensation Law) for the demise of his wife, Rosario Lorenzo. I submit this Separate Concurring Opinion to state my own views and observations on the factual issue- whether Rosario's working conditions increased her risk of contracting leukemia - at hand.

I base my concurrence with the ponencia 's conclusions on the following grounds:

a) This Court cannot review the uniform factual findings of the Go,ernment Service Insurance System (GSIS), the...