Revising the Conditions for the Compensability of Hernia under Annex A of the Amended Rules on Employees’ Compensation (EC) Date Approved: June 23, 2015 Download a copy (.pdf)
After 7 years, PWRD still remembers how ECC became the saving grace of his family
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
Good News: July 2015
First batch of PWRDs in Caraga finishes skills training on meat processing 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 continue reading : Good News: July 2015
ECC opens its doors for ODWAPI’s second Kabuhayan Center
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
ECP info campaign reaches PNP personnel in Region 12
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
ECC joins the National Breastfeeding Awareness Month celebration
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
Good News: June 2015
“ECC gave me hopeâ€â€”Richard Estrella, PWRD After a long time of pain and dismay, Richard Estrella, can now play basketball, go to the market on his own, and fetch his children from school. Estrella, a father of two who used to work as a company driver of Amethyl Enterprises, lost his right leg due to continue reading : Good News: June 2015
Good News: May 2015
In Region 9, ECC teams up with DA in preparing PWRDs start their own business With the aim of facilitating the integration of persons with work-related disabilities (PWRDs) into the economic mainstream, the Employees’ Compensation Commission Regional Extension Unit No. 9 (ECC REU 9) has partnered with its regional counterpart in the Department of Agriculture continue reading : Good News: May 2015
Good News: April 2015
ECC KaGabay Program fulfills PWRDs desire to be productive again Arthur Diwan, a 49 year-old resident of Asin Road, Baguio City, worked as a locomotive operator for 28 years in Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company. On 4 May 2014, his right leg was severely injured when he was accidentally hit by a passing locomotive and was continue reading : Good News: April 2015
First batch of PWRDs in Caraga finishes skills training on meat processing
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