With ECC’s help, lineman’s leg scheduled for amputation saved

Tuguegarao City—“Hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala sa natatanggap kong mga benepisyo sa ECC. Sobra-sobra na po ang naitulong nila sa akin,” said Leon Villaspin. Villaspin was working as a lineman for the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines when he met an accident on the way to work on April 12, 2018. It continue reading : With ECC’s help, lineman’s leg scheduled for amputation saved

ECC turns driver-helper into a bigasan owner

CALABARZON—The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) granted P20,000 worth of Bigasan livelihood assistance to Errol Hermosa at ECC REU-4A Office, Halang, Calamba City on September 23, 2019. Hermosa, a 36-year-old former water delivery driver-helper suddenly felt pain in the back when he was about to carry a full tank water container for his routine delivery in continue reading : ECC turns driver-helper into a bigasan owner

ECC, employer help a PWRD return to work

LAGUNA—As part of the Katulong at Gabay sa Manggagawang may Kapansanan (KaGabay) Program, the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) sponsored the medical expenses of Devie Noel Aquino’s bone grafting operation held on July 26, 2019 at the Calamba Medical Center. Aquino, a quality assurance laboratory technician in Union Galvasteel Corporation was injured when a slitted coil continue reading : ECC, employer help a PWRD return to work

ECC awards cash assistance to WIA and KIA soldiers in Eastern Visayas

 Five members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Eastern Visayas recently received cash assistance amounting to ten thousand pesos each through the Employees’ Compensation Commission’s Quick Response Program (QRP). The cash assistance is on top of the loss of income, medical, death and funeral benefits, rehabilitation services and all other benefits that persons continue reading : ECC awards cash assistance to WIA and KIA soldiers in Eastern Visayas

Injured workers of Chuzon Supermarket in Pampanga receives EC cash assistance

 The Employees Compensation Commission awarded P10,000 cash assistance each to five workers of Chuzon Supermarket in Porac, Pampanga who were severely injured during the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit Luzon on April 22. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda together with ECC Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis personally distributed the cash assistance to continue reading : Injured workers of Chuzon Supermarket in Pampanga receives EC cash assistance

Helper gets EC sickness benefits due to head injury

“Noong nagkamalay ako, naiyak po ako dahil sa nangyari pero sa kabila nito, masaya pa rin ako dahil sa binigyan pa ako ng pangalawang buhay,” said Larry Pascua of Banbanaal, Banayoyo, Ilocos Sur while sharing his experience to the Employees’ Compensation Commission-Regional Extension Unit 1 staff, after he met a work-related accident. Pascua, 36 year-old continue reading : Helper gets EC sickness benefits due to head injury

Uniformed personnel receive Cash Assistance from ECC

The Employees’ Compensation Commission recently awarded P10,000.00 cash assistance each to five uniformed personnel who were wounded in action during the Marawi Siege in 2017 at the ECC Regional Extension Unit 2 office, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. Recipients of the cash assistance include Cpl. Jeffrey T. Lina, Cpl. Jerome P. Rull, SSG. Darwin Ramos and Cpl. continue reading : Uniformed personnel receive Cash Assistance from ECC

GOOD NEWS: APRIL 2019

ECC coaches regional information officers to be better writers To better achieve productivity in good news writing among its regional information officers, ECC recently organized a one-day seminar on news writing, media relations, crisis communication and photojournalism at the ECC Central Office, Makati. DOLE Information and Publication Service (IPS) Division Chief Gerry S. Rubio facilitated continue reading : GOOD NEWS: APRIL 2019

Good News: August 2018

ECC-REU 12 responds to electrocuted linemen in Tacurong City The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) Regional Extension Unit 12 (ECC-REU 12) recently conducted a Quick Response Program (QRP) assistance to the families of the victims and survivor involving three employees of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat who were electrocuted continue reading : Good News: August 2018

Good News: June 2018

ECC amplifies efforts to increase ECP awareness in Eastern Visayas The Employees’ Compensation Commission recently met with the representatives of different cooperatives in Region 8 in an effort to heighten the awareness of their members about the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP). In partnership with the Cooperative Development Authority, the National Conciliation and Mediation Board and continue reading : Good News: June 2018