Rexan Galvez, 44, was on his way to work as a janitor at the Dangerous Drugs Board in Quezon City on July 7, 2014. He was about to board a public utility jeepney along C-4 Road when another jeepney suddenly hit him from behind, severely damaging his left leg. Galvez was confined for two weeks continue reading : Employee sees a brighter future despite losing a leg
Advance 3 months pension for victims of typhoon Lando
Pensioners of the Employees’ Compensation Program in the private sector whose areas were declared under the state of calamity by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council due to typhoon Lando can avail of advance 3 months EC pension. Employees’ Compensation Commission Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis said that this is possible because of the continue reading : Advance 3 months pension for victims of typhoon Lando
ECC reinforces ECP awareness in Laoag City – The Sparkling Gem of Ilocandia
The Employees’ Compensation Commission will hold its 2nd Employees’ Compensation Program  Advocacy Seminar in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, to promote the three components of the EC Program namely – the preventive, compensation and rehabilitation services, including the ECC-Quick Response and the Katulong at Gabay sa Manggagawang may Kapansanan or KaGabay Program. It will be held continue reading : ECC reinforces ECP awareness in Laoag City – The Sparkling Gem of Ilocandia
PWRD says ECC gives more than just workers’ compensation: ECC gives hope
An accident while working left Alfredo Talosig’s legs useless and left his family with a tremendous financial burden. On February 24, 2013, Talosig accidentally crashed the trailer truck into a concrete lightpost while he was driving along the national highway of Aurora, Isabela when he lost control of the steering wheel due to a slippery continue reading : PWRD says ECC gives more than just workers’ compensation: ECC gives hope
ECC grants KaGabay benefits to PWRDs in Tuguegarao
The Employees’ Compensation Commission recently granted benefits under its Katulong at Gabay sa Manggagawang may Kapansanan (KaGabay) Program to persons with work related disability (PWRD) in Tuguegarao City.
ECC issues guidelines on the implementation of 10 percent increase in EC pension for gov’t workers
Following the signing by President Benigno C. Aquino of Executive Order (EO) No. 188, on “Imposing a Ten Percent (10%) Across-the-Board Increase in EC Pension for Employees in the Public Sector, the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) issued Board Resolution (BR) No. 15-09-42 providing for the guidelines for its implementation.
ECP info campaign paves the way for the grant of P113,044 worth of EC benefits to a police officer wounded-in-action
Through the intensified information dissemination of Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) to the members of Philippine National Police (PNP) in Region 10, a police officer who was wounded in the line of duty was able to claim and receive his EC benefits amounting to P113,044.85. Police Officer I Marlon Mendoza has been with the Regional Public continue reading : ECP info campaign paves the way for the grant of P113,044 worth of EC benefits to a police officer wounded-in-action
Chemical explosion victim from Bukidnon starts new livelihood pursuit with the help of ECC’s KaGabay Program
Cristy Briones, a microbiologist from a bottling corporation in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, was only three months in her job when a chemical explosion occurred on 29 July 2013 in the company’s laboratory where she sustained third degree burns in her right arm, abdomen, chest, and thigh. Since the injuries took months to heal, the company continue reading : Chemical explosion victim from Bukidnon starts new livelihood pursuit with the help of ECC’s KaGabay Program
ECC revs up ECP awareness in Cabanatuan City
The Employees’ Compensation Commission, in close coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment Region 3, will hold an Employees’ Compensation Program Advocacy Seminar for the first time in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, at the Harvest Hotel on September 17, 2015, to promote the three components of the EC Program namely – the preventive, compensation continue reading : ECC revs up ECP awareness in Cabanatuan City
President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III approved the implementation of the 10 percent across-the-board increase in EC pension of public sector workers effective 1 May 2015 putting in place enhanced benefits for the workers under the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP)
The 10% increase in EC monthly pension covers the following EC benefits: Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) benefits, Permanent Total Disability (PTD) benefits, and death benefits. Based on the data provided by the GSIS, 1, 957 disability pensioners and 3, 362 death pensioners will benefit from the 10 % increase in monthly pension. Applying the 10% continue reading : President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III approved the implementation of the 10 percent across-the-board increase in EC pension of public sector workers effective 1 May 2015 putting in place enhanced benefits for the workers under the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP)