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SUBJECTS/DOCTRINES/DIGEST:

WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE?

MR SIMACAS DIED DUE TO PROSTATE CANCER. HE WAS HELPING IN WELDING WORKS. HIS WIFE VIOLETA FILED CLAIMS AT THE EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION COMMISSION. SSS DENIED THE CLAIMS ON THE GROUND THAT PROSTATE CANCER IS NOT LISTED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE AND THAT VIOLETA FAILED TO PROVE THE RELATION BETWEEN WORK OF HER HUSBAND AND HIS PROSTATE CANCER. COURT OF APPEALS REVERSED SSS. SUPREME COURT AFFIRMED C.A. INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW ON EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION (PD 626) MUST BE LIBERAL IN FAVOR OF THE WORKER.

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