2015 Annual Report
BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 16-02-09
REVISING THE CONDITIONS FOR THE COMPENSABILITY OF PNEUMONIA UNDER ANNEX A OF THE AMENDED RULES ON EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION (EC) WHEREAS, Article 167 of Presidential Decree 626, as amended, partly provides that " ..... the Commission is empowered to determine and approve occupational diseases and work-related illness that may be considered compensable based on peculiar hazards continue reading : BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 16-02-09
PNP personnel orients on their benefits under the ECP
Forty-two (42) PNP personnel from twenty eight (28) stations within Cagayan Province were oriented on Employees Compensation Program last April 20, 2016 at the Cagayan Police Provincial Office Conference Room, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. The said orientation was a result of the Memorandum of Agreement on the Convergence between the ECC and the PNP forged last continue reading : PNP personnel orients on their benefits under the ECP
ECC reminds ‘Kasambahays’ of their ECP coverage
Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis yesterday reiterated that ‘kasambahays’, being compulsory members of the Social Security System (SSS), are also entitled to benefits under the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) in the event of work-related sickness, injuries, diseases, or even death. “Provision of social insurance through the ECP is part of the social continue reading : ECC reminds ‘Kasambahays’ of their ECP coverage
ECC facilitates return to work of security guard in Koronadal City
For seven years, Joenel Siva’s routine as a security guard starts from travelling using his motorcycle from the rugged road of a mountainous barangay of Surallah, South Cotabato to his post in Koronadal City. This simple routine stopped when he met an accident on June 15, 2015. On his way home, he was hit by continue reading : ECC facilitates return to work of security guard in Koronadal City
ECC sponsors children of EC beneficiaries for SPES
The Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sponsored forty-eight (48) children of PWRDs (Persons with Work-related Disabilities) for a 35-day Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) from April 11 to May 27, 2016. SPES is mandated under Republic Act No. 9547 and aims to develop the continue reading : ECC sponsors children of EC beneficiaries for SPES
In Davao, local media support advocacy for ECP information dissemination
In line with the celebration of the 41st anniversary of the Employees’ Compensation Comminssion (ECC), members of the local media in Region 11 expressed their support in promoting awareness on the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) by signing the Manifesto of Commitment advocating ECP’s information dissemination during the Kapehan sa SM held last 14 March 2016. continue reading : In Davao, local media support advocacy for ECP information dissemination
BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 16-05-19
APPROVING THE RETROACTIVE PAYMENT OF ALL PENDING QUALIFIED CLAIMS FOR EC MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVITY OF BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 13-10-30 WHEREAS, on October 29,2013, this Commission issued Board Resolution No. 13-10-30 on “Policy on Lifting the Suspension of Payment of EC Medical Reimbursement for Public Sector Retirees and Workers Separated from the Public continue reading : BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 16-05-19
ECC reinforces info dissemination among Sea-Based OFWs during Migrant Workers’ Day 2016
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION – The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) joined the celebration of the 21st Migrant Workers’ Day held at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Convention Hall on June 7, 2016. The event, participated by 200 attendees from various OFW Family Circles, was spearheaded by the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration I (OWWA continue reading : ECC reinforces info dissemination among Sea-Based OFWs during Migrant Workers’ Day 2016
In 2015, ECP grants P1.345 billion worth of benefits to persons with work-related disability
The Employees’ Compensation and State Insurance Fund paid P1.345B worth of Employees’ Compensation (EC) benefits covering 279,324 claims to persons with work-related disability (PWRDs) and/or their beneficiaries from the private and public sector, through its administering agencies, the Social Security System (SSS) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) from January to December 2015. “The continue reading : In 2015, ECP grants P1.345 billion worth of benefits to persons with work-related disability