MANILA, Philippines — The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) has approved the inclusion of COVID-19 as a compensable work-related disease, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced on Wednesday.
In an online media forum, Bello said the ECC had classified COVID-19 as a compensable occupational disease under Board Resolution No. 21-04-14.
Bello said COVID-19 positive workers might get P30,000 as compensation under the ECC’s Employees’ Compensation Program. However, DOLE spokesperson Rolly Francia told reporters that the ECC Board recommended the amount for approval by President Rodrigo Duterte.
The resolution read that upon the request of the ECC secretariat, the DOLE’…
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