The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) has granted over Php 473 million to over 81,000 workers in both the private and public sectors who contracted work-related CoViD-19 since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
Through its implementing agencies, the Social Security System (SSS) for the private sector and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for the public sector, the ECC provided EC sickness, medical, and death benefits totaling the amount of Php 473,094,756.01 to 81,514 workers. Almost Php 255 million was granted to 35,132 number of claims in the private sector, while more than Php 218 million was awarded to 46,382 number of claims from the public sector.
“The CoViD-19 pandemic has greatly affected our people, especially our workers who are in the frontline, either to prevent the spread of CoViD-19 or get our economy back on track. We are happy to extend assistance to workers who contracted CoViD-19 because of their work or their working environment to lessen the financial burden brought by the disease and the pandemic,” ECC Executive Director Stell Zipagan-Banawis said.
Workers who tested positive of CoViD-19 acquired at work may file and claim EC sickness benefit and EC medical reimbursement. In case of death, the ECC provides EC death with funeral benefits. The affected worker may file his or her EC claim at the SSS or GSIS branch nearest to his or her workplace or residence.
