The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) thru the Social Security System (SSS) recently granted compensation benefits to a chief steward who suffered from injuries on left elbow while onboard a seafaring vessel. The seaman was employed by Knutsen Philippines Inc. and Knot Management, and served as chief steward on board M/T Carmen Knutsen under a 6-month continue reading : ECC rules seaman’s injury compensable

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) continues to manage a sound, strong, wisely invested and protected State Insurance Fund (SIF) as it reaps an average of P433 million investment income in the public sector and 1.24 billion investment income in the private sector every year for the last five years. “The Commission is committed in implementing continue reading : EC State Insurance Fund yields 1.67 billion average income from investments for the past five years

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) headed by Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis continues to soar high with the implementation of its recent reform policies and programs anchored on a strategic framework aptly called ‘3Es’ – Equalize, Enhance, and Expand in response to the challenges facing the EC Program. The 3Es strategy is aimed at improving the continue reading : ECC’s 3Es strategy, a great help in the advancement of the Employees’ Compensation (EC) Program

A 52-year old teacher in Bayambang Pangasinan was granted Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) benefits after sustaining a work-related sickness that caused her to retire from her teaching profession. Medical records revealed that sometime in 1992, the said teacher was diagnosed to be suffering from moderate and persistent Allergic Rhinosinusitis. Consequently, she had a series of continue reading : ECC grants benefits to a teacher in Pangasinan

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) thru the Social Security System (SSS) recently granted monetary benefits to a 58-year old mill plant operator, who suffered from noise-induced hearing loss. The worker had been employed at the Philex Mining Corporation in Tuba, Benguet since May 1, 1988 and performed a number of responsibilities as mill utility, helper, continue reading : Mill plant operator receives ECP benefits

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) granted Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) benefits to a retired midwife due to her varicose veins. The said midwife had been a worker of Philex Mining Corporation in Tuba, Benguet since October 20, 1984 and performed responsibilities as medical attendant and midwife at the company’s Medical Department. On September 7, 2016, continue reading : ECC awards ECP benefits to retired midwife

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) granted EC disability benefits to a 45-year old utility worker due to his work-related injury. The worker had been employed as helper-utility at the Tuna Picking Section of Permex Producer and Exporter Corporation in Zamboanga City. On September 8, continue reading : ECC awards ECP benefits to a utility worker in Zamboanga City

The Employees’ Compensation Commission Regional Extension Unit 1 (ECC-REU 1) recently conducted an orientation on the Employees Compensation Program (ECP) to personnel of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Ilocos Norte Provincial Police Office (INPPO). At least 60 employees of the BSP Regional Office in San Fernando City, La Union attended the seminar continue reading : BSP, PNP personnel in Region 1 learns EC Program

Iloilo City – The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), represented by Deputy Executive Director Atty. Jonathan T. Villasoto, shared ECC’s benefits and reforms on policies and governance to the participants of the recently concluded seminar entitled “In Focus”: A Lecture Forum on Administrative Reforms and Innovations in the Present Philippines on March 9, 2019. The seminar continue reading : ECC outlines transformative efforts to management practitioners

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), through its Regional Extension Unit No. IX, granted in January 2019 a cash assistance amounting to P10,000 each for two uniformed personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who were both wounded-in-action (WIA). The said cash assistance forms part of the ECC’s Quick Response Program (QRP) where workers continue reading : In Zamboanga, ECC provides cash assistance to soldiers wounded-in-action