MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has authorized the grant of one-time financial assistance worth P20,000 for Employees’ Compensation (EC) pensioners.
In his Administrative Order (AO) No. 39 signed Monday, the President authorized the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) to release the assistance to EC pensioners for permanent partial disability, permanent total disability, and survivorship.
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About 31,000 pensioners of the Social Security System (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) are expected to benefit from this assistance, the AO said.
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