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I. Legal Mandate
The ECC was created on November 1, 1974 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 442, or the Labor Code of the Philippines. It became fully operational with the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 626, otherwise known as the Employees’ Compensation and the State Insurance Fund, which took effect on January 1, 1975.

II. Vision

By 2025, ECC is a nationally-recognized social insurance government institution committed to protect all workers through effective programs and excellent services. 

III. Mission

  1. To develop and implement effective OSH policies and programs for the promotion of a healthy working population, safe working environment, and prevention of work-related contingencies;
  2. To promptly provide workers and/or their dependents with adequate benefits and rehabilitation and other related services  in the event of work-connected injury, illness and death;
  3. To manage a sound, strong, viable, and wisely invested State Insurance Fund.

IV. Service Pledge

The ECC commits to:

  • Judiciously and efficiently resolve cases appealed from the Systems, for submission to the Commission within the mandated process cycle time;
  • Provide relevant rehabilitation services to workers with employment related disabilities to enable them to achieve independent living and to participate in social and economic development;
  • Provide assistance to workers (and their families) who fell ill or died as a result of work-related contingencies to augment the disability benefits provided under P.D. 626, as amended, in order to cope with increasing cost of living expenditures;
  • Ensure workers’ social protection through policy formulation and program development;
  • continue to create projects and programs that will ensure the public’s awareness about the EC Program;
  • Promote employees’ welfare and teamwork to increase productivity and achieve its targets for the benefit of the Persons with Work-Related Disability;
  • Meet quality requirements in order to efficiently and effectively provide benefits and services to Persons with Work-Related Disability;
  • Attend to all applicants or requesting parties who are within the premises of the office during lunch break and official working hours

V. List of Services

Central Office: External Services

  1. Public Assistance – 8888 Referral
  2. Public Assistance – Walk-in
  3. Filing of EC Appealed Case
  4. Disposition of EC Appealed Case
  5. Release of Commission Decision on Appealed Case
  6. Applying for Availment of Physical Restoration (PT/OT)
  7. Applying for Availment of Prosthesis and Assistive Devices
  8. Applying for Availment of Skills Training
  9. Applying for Availment of Entrepreneurship Training
  10. Applying for Starter / Complimentary Kits
  11. Applying for Cash Assistance (Online)
  12. Applying for Cash Assistance (Manual)
  13. Requesting for Conduct of On-Site ECP Seminar
  14. Freedom of Information (FOI) Request (Manual)
  15. Freedom of Information (FOI) Request (eFOI)
  16. Requesting of Personnel Records and Documents of Former Employees

Central Office: Internal Services

  1. Requesting for Personnel Records
  2. Processing of Payment
  3. Releasing of check payments to Regional Extension Units

Regional Extension Units: External Services

  1. Public Assistance – Walk-in
  2. Applying for Availment of Physical Restoration (PT/OT)
  3. Applying for Availment of Prosthesis and Assistive Devices
  4. Applying for Availment of Skills Training
  5. Applying for Availment of Entrepreneurship Training
  6. Applying for Starter / Complimentary Kit
  7. Applying for Cash Assistance (Manual)
  8. Requesting for Conduct of On-Site ECP Seminar