Workers who figured in accidents during calamities entitled to benefits —ECC

Workers who figured in accidents while on duty during calamities can avail of benefits, the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) said Thursday.

In a televised public briefing, ECC officer-in-charge and executive director Jose Maria Batino said beneficiaries may receive P480 per day for private employees and P200 for government workers.

“Meron pong mga benepisyo kapag ang isang manggagawa ay naaksidente, nagkasakit, at huwag naman sana namatay nang dahil sa kanyang paggawa o pagtatrabaho kasama na rin po doon ang mga manggagawang posibleng naaksidente sa panahon ng mga kalamidad,” he said.

(An employee who figured in an accident or developed a disease or died due to his work during calamities is entitled to benefits.)

Qualified beneficiaries are compulsory members of the Social Security System (SSS) and those who are self-employed, Batino said.

Housemaids and sea-based overseas Filipino workers are also qualified, he added.

Meanwhile, for government workers, qualified beneficiaries are compulsory members of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and uniformed personnel.

For disability and sickness benefits of private employees, Batino said employers should send an application on behalf of their workers through their My.SSS account.

For medical and funeral services, the application should be submitted to an SSS branch.

Meanwhile, for government employees, the claimants should submit their application to a GSIS branch to avail the benefits. —KBK, GMA Integrated News