The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), through its regional extension unit in Central Luzon, recently provided livelihood assistance to four persons with work-related disabilities (PWRDs).

In line with its mission to continuously assist workers and their families in coping with the challenges posed by their work-related disabilities, the ECC offers livelihood support that enables PWRDs to launch their businesses and reintegrate into the economic landscape through entrepreneurial pursuits. The Commission aims to aid and establish a groundwork for them to rebuild their lives, ensuring that their vulnerabilities do not impede their progress or diminish their self-worth.

ECC Central Luzon facilitated the distribution of two complimentary kits and one starter kit valued at Php 60,000 to Jeffrey Cairo, Eliza Pinpin, Emil Gutierrez, and Angeline Pallasigui, who suffered from injuries leading to disabilities due to workplace accidents.

Jeffrey Cairo, a machine operator hailing from Pampanga, received an additional Php 10,000 as complementary kit to further enhance his sari-sari store, which he initiated in October 2023 with the help of the ECC’s starter kit worth Php 20,000. He also received 12 free physical therapy sessions at Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the partner hospital for the ECC in Pampanga, following a work-related injury in May 2023 that resulted in a fracture and joint dislocation.

Eliza Pinpin, a production operator from Pampanga, was given Php 10,000 as a complementary kit to further support her sari-sari store. In 2023, she received Php 20,000 as a starter kit to assist in launching her business following a fingertip amputation of her left thumb due to a work-related accident in May 2022.

Emil Gutierrez, a former boson with cervical spondylosis, began his poultry supply business with the livelihood starter kit worth Php 20,000 from the ECC in January 2025. Furthermore, the Nueva Ecija native participated in training to ensure his readiness to becoming a business owner and the long-term viability of his venture.

Angeline Pallasigui, a food server at a Pampanga hotel who suffered a fracture to her right arm in an accident at work in 2021, received Php 20,000 livelihood starter kit from ECC for her rice store.

Together with livelihood assistance, the four PWRDs received more than Php 110,000 in loss of income benefits. Additionally, each of them received Php 10,000 in cash assistance from the ECC.

This year, the ECC reaffirms its dedication to enhancing its rehabilitation services and expanding its support to more effectively meet the needs of workers experiencing work-related contingencies.

 

D. Lacson – REU 3