In September 2006, Engineer Beltranico Balcena, Jr. was at the point of giving up when he met a vehicular accident whichcompletely fractured the bone of his right arm. He underwent surgery wherein a metal implant was placed on his arm. He immediately lost his job as a management trainee in an automobile company after the continue reading : After 7 years, PWRD still remembers how ECC became the saving grace of his family

Proving that work-related disability is not a hindrance to productivity, the Occupationally-Disabled Workers Association of the Philippines, Inc., (ODWAPI) has recently launched its store inside the Employees’ Compensation Commission’s compound in Makati City, showcasing the products of its members–Persons with Work-Related Disabilities (PWRDs). The event also coincided with the country’s celebration of the National Disability continue reading : ECC opens its doors for ODWAPI’s second Kabuhayan Center

In line with the thrust of ensuring that workers, in both private and public sectors, are informed of their rights, benefits, and privileges under the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP), the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), through its Regional Extension Unit No 12, has recently conducted a series of ECP lectures to the uniformed personnel of the continue reading : ECP info campaign reaches PNP personnel in Region 12

The Employees’ Compensation Commission joins the celebration of the National Breastfeeding Awareness Month this August by officially unveiling its lactation lounge for their breastfeeding employees and clients. ECC Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis emphasized the importance of providing a facility, such as the lactation lounge, for working women to help them attain a work-life balance. “The continue reading : ECC joins the National Breastfeeding Awareness Month celebration

While it is true that work-related disabilities limit the capacity of a person to earn a living, it is his desire to overcome his physical limitations that will empower him to return to the productive person he once was. Or, maybe, to become even better. Seven persons with work-related disabilities (PWRDs) in Caraga Region completed continue reading : First batch of PWRDs in Caraga finishes skills training on meat processing

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, yesterday, stated that EC pensioners can expect an increase in their pension after the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) approved Board Resolution No. 15-06-30 which adopts the manner of computing Social Security (SS) pension under the SS Law, particularly the pension formula and the definitions of Average Monthly Salary Credit continue reading : ECC’s move to adopt SSS manner of pension computation results in increase in EC pension for the private sector

The Employees’ Compensation Commission celebrated its 40th founding anniversary in an eco-friendly manner by planting Cupang nurseries at the Lamesa Eco Park in Quezon City. ECC Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis explained that it has been an annual tradition of ECC to plant nurseries and trees. Since ECC is celebrating another milestone, such activity has been continue reading : KaGabay Program changes the life of a PWRD in Caraga

The Employees’ Compensation Commission will hold the EC Advocacy Seminar for the first time in Daet, Camarines Norte, on July 29, 2015 at the Prime Suite Hotel. The one-day free advocacy seminar is open for public and private employers and union officers to intensify awareness on the Employees’ Compensation Program. More than 120 human resource continue reading : ECC bolsters EC Program awareness in Daet, Camarines Norte – Gateway to Bicolandia

The Employees’ Compensation Commission is collaborating with Lucena United Doctors Hospital and Medical Center in providing rehabilitation services to workers who met work-related sickness or injuries under the Katulong at Gabay sa Manggagawang may Kapansanan (KaGabay) Program. The ECC and LUDHMC recently signed a memorandum of agreement to provide rehabilitation services in the form of continue reading : ECC collaborates with Lucena United Doctors Hospital and Medical Center in providing rehabilitation services to PWRDs

The Employees’ Compensation Commission is reaching more workers by teaming up with the Light Railways Transit Authority to launch its first billboard campaign featuring the Employees’ Compensation Program. ECC Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis is grateful for the support of LRTA in intensifying the EC Program information campaign. “We appreciate LRT for welcoming us in their continue reading : ECC reaches LRT passengers