The Employees’ Compensation Commission issued a board resolution providing additional protection to the soldiers and policemen under the Employees’ Compensation Program. Labor and Employment Secretary and Chair of the ECC, Rosalinda Dimaplis-Baldoz stated that soldiers and policemen confront not only vigorous but also dangerous duties in keeping the peace, protecting the people and property and continue reading : ECC compensates soldiers and policemen performing their duties even when they are not at their assigned posts – Baldoz

Rustico Boboyo was a seaman for 17 years until he encountered an accident while he was on board a tanker vessel. Boboyo got his right shoulder fractured and dislocated while pushing a heavy cart loaded with fruits and vegetables on a ramp. After the incident, he became jobless. Depression and hopelessness hit Boboyo. As Boboyo continue reading : ECC healer of broken confidence, says former seaman

Labor and Employment Secretary and chairperson of the Employees’ Compensation Commission Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz called the attention of all the employers to religiously pay their employees’ Employees’ Compensation contributions to avoid liability under Article 196 of Presidential Decree No. 626, as amended. Baldoz explained that Article 196 of PD 626 clearly expresses that failure or refusal continue reading : Companies who fail to pay employees’ EC contributions liable to pay for the EC benefits which are paid by the System to the employees or their dependents – Baldoz

The Employees’ Compensation Commission recently hired new employees to man its regional extension units (REUs) in Regions 1 and 6 in response to the call of Labor and Employment Secretary and Chair of the ECC, Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz to bring ECC Programs and services closer to the regions. The new REUs are located at the DOLE continue reading : ECC beefs up regional presence

Workers of the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) joined more than 10,000 participants that set a new Guinness World Record in forming a giant woman’s symbol at the Quirino Grandstand at Luneta Park in Manila last Saturday, a senior ECC official said. ECC Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis said the agency has been a strong advocate of continue reading : ECC celebrates Women’s Month

Jennifer Santos, a former machine operator in a candy factory, regained employment after receiving a cosmetic finger from the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC). In January 2011, Santos was a machine operator in a candy factory when her right index finger was crushed by the machine she was operating. She lost her job after sustaining amputation continue reading : Former factory worker now a saleslady after receiving artificial finger from the ECC