Aldrin Ojastro, a seaman who met an accident while on board an ocean-going vessel recently received benefits under the ECC KaGabay Program. The program provides a special economic assistance for occupationally-disabled worker (ODWs) who lost employment by reason of work-related sickness or injury. Ojastro worked as a pump-man at Stolt Nielsen Inc. for twelve years continue reading : Success under the ECC KaGabay Program

Eight Asian countries, including the Philippines, signed the declaration for the development of partnership among the member organizations of the Asian Workers’ Compensation Forum on 25 October 2012 in Seoul, South Korea for the development of workers’ compensation and the enhancement of social security in Asian countries. Representatives of workers’ compensation organizations in Asia, including continue reading : ECC signs development partnership with AWCF member organizations

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) recently granted temporary total disability (TTD) benefits due to Vocal Cord Nodules to Marie Angeline Rodriguez, a customer service representative at IBM Business Services, Inc., Quezon City Sometime in April 2008, Rodriguez was diagnosed with Chronic Laryngitis, Vocal Cord Nodules.  Her ailment was evaluated not work-connected by the Social Security continue reading : ECC awards benefits to call center agent

Saturnino Bisenio, 61 years old and a former miner in two different mining companies in Baguio City, was granted Employees’ Compensation benefits for his hearing loss in addition to medical reimbursement incurred by him as decided by the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC). The grant of EC benefits was a modification of the decision of the continue reading : ECC modifies decision of the SSS, Baguio Branch

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), together with DOLE-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), will conduct an Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) and DOLE Livelihood and Skills Seminar at City light Hotel in Baguio City on 25 October 2012 for at least 100 companies located in Baguio City continue reading : ECC converges with DOLE-CAR to conduct advocacy seminar in Baguio City

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) has recently ruled that EC survivorship pension in the public sector may be granted even beyond the five year guaranteed period subject to the qualifications prescribed by law. On July 27, 2012, the ECC issued Board Resolution No. 12-07-16 directing the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to lift the suspension continue reading : ECC lifts suspension of EC survivorship pension in the public sector

A security was awarded additional benefits in the form of reimbursement for medical expenses incurred for his heart ailment. Although the medical expenses were paid by the employer, the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) ruled that the employee is entitled to receive reimbursement upon submission of official receipts. Eduardo Dacquiz, security guard at the Central Bank continue reading : ECC grants additional benefits to security guard

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment, granted an appeal of the widow of a former laborer of Jenny Farms in Negros Occidental, by authorizing the grant of death benefits.  Death was caused by leptospirosis. The widow’s claim for  death benefits under the employees’ compensation program  was continue reading : Leptospirosis traced to employment is compensable, says ECC

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), together with the DOLE Regional Office No. 6, will conduct  an awareness drive on the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) and DOLE livelihood and skills seminar for more than 100 companies at O Hotel in Bacolod City on 23 August continue reading : ECC and DOLE RO 6 expects more than 100 companies to participate in the advocacy seminar in Bacolod City

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), in its power to formulate policies and guidelines for the effective implementation of the EC Program, recently issued a policy regarding the compensability of death or injuries sustained or incurred by local employees who are required to stay by their employer in quarters provided by the latter. The policy practically continue reading : ECC issues policy for injuries sustained by stay-in local workers