BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 19-11-42 Promulgating the Policy on Expanding the Coverage of the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) to Land-Based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are Registered Members of the SSS

Promulgating the Policy on Expanding the Coverage of the Employees' Compensation Program (ECP) to Land-Based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are Registered Members of the SSS   WHEREAS, Article II, Section 18 of the 1987 Constitution provides: "The State affirms labor as a primary social economic force. It shall protect the rights of workers and continue reading : BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 19-11-42 Promulgating the Policy on Expanding the Coverage of the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) to Land-Based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are Registered Members of the SSS

ECC Information Officer attends DOLE’s intensive “Writing for the Web” training

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – The ECC Information Officer in REU 2, Remedios V. Andrada recently attended a two-day training on “Writing for the Web” for the Information Officers (IOs) of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) attached agencies which was held at Hotel Carmelita, Tuguegarao City. The activity was conducted by DOLE in partnership continue reading : ECC Information Officer attends DOLE’s intensive “Writing for the Web” training

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, PMHA sign MOA for free EC Psychological Services to PWRDs

CALABARZON—The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) and the Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA) –Lipa City Batangas Chapter inked service partnership in providing psychotherapy and counseling to persons with work-related disabilities (PWRDs) in Monte Vista Hotsprings and Conference Resort, Pansol, Calamba City on July 1, 2019. The partnership is the first successful initiative in the region in continue reading : ECC, PMHA sign MOA for free EC Psychological Services to PWRDs

ECC goes South: Workers in Cotabato learn about ECP

A total of 119 human resource officers, company representatives, employees from the local government units, and uniformed personnel participated on the 0Employees’ Compensation Program Advocacy Seminar held at Hotel Micah, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato on October 16, 2019. Program partners from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) XII, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), and continue reading : ECC goes South: Workers in Cotabato learn about ECP

ECC continues advocacy seminar in Kidapawan City

After the success of the Employees’ Compensation Advocacy Seminar in seven regions nationwide, the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) will continue its awareness campaign in Region 12, particularly at the Hotel Micah, Barangay Lanao in Kidapawan City on 16 October 2019. More than 120 company representatives from various private establishments and government agencies including uniformed personnel continue reading : ECC continues advocacy seminar in Kidapawan City

PWRDs and families attend ECC-DTI’s entrepreneurship seminar

BUTUAN CITY – Fourteen persons with work-related disabilities (PWRDs) and their respective family members completed a one-day seminar on “Entrepreneurial Mind-setting and Starting Your Own Business Enterprise” held at the Department of Trade and Industry CARAGA Office (DTI CARAGA) in Agusan del Norte Provincial Office, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte on September 18, 2019. The continue reading : PWRDs and families attend ECC-DTI’s entrepreneurship seminar