ECC reiterates employers’ responsibilities under
Employees’ Compensation Program
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA) – An official of the
Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) reminded employers that that they must
comply with requirements under the Employees’ Compensation Program.
ECC Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis
said employer must remit contributions to the State Insurance Fund (SIF) which
is administered by the Social Security System (SSS) for the private sector and
the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for the government sector.
Penalty for failure to do so ranges from P1,000
to P10,000 and/or imprisonment for the duration of the violation on
non-compliance.
Private employers remit an employees
compensation contribution of P10 per employee every month for employees with
monthly salary credit (MSC) of P14,500 and below, and P30 per employee every
month for employees with MSC of P15,000.
Government agencies remit monthly contribution
of P100 per employee every month. The SSS and the GSIS manage these funds
through wise investments and bank deposit placements.
Banawis said every employer and every employee
shall be registered with the SSS or GSIS. Failure or refusal by an employer to
register his employees is punishable by a fine of not less than P1,000.00 nor
more than P10,000.00 and/or imprisonment for the duration of the violation or
non-compliance.
In case a compensable contingency occurs after
30 days from employment and before the System receives any report for coverage
about the employee or EC contribution on his behalf, his employer shall be
liable to the System for the lump sum equivalent of the benefits to which he or
his dependents may be entitled.
Also, the employer shall comply with safety and
health laws and shall take necessary precautions for the prevention of
work-related disability or death. In case an employee gets injured or dies due
to failure by the employer to comply with safety devices requirement, the
employer shall pay a penalty of 25 percent of the lump sum equivalent of the
income benefit due to the employee.
Meanwhile, the employer is required to maintain
a logbook to record chronologically the sickness, injury or death of his
employees, stating the names, dates, and place and nature of the contingency as
well as the number of days that the employee was unable to report for work due to
work-related illness or injury. Notifications of such contingencies to the SSS
andGSIS shall be made within 5 days from the date of the contingency.
Banawis said no contract, regulation or device
whatsoever shall operate to deprive the employee or dependents of any part of
the EC program compensation package. Existing medical services being provided
by the employer shall be maintained and continue to be enjoyed by his
employees. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
ECC officials intensify Quick Response Team
Program
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- The Employees’
Compensation Commission (ECC) has been continuously intensifying its Quick
Response Team Program (QRTP) in times of contingencies in the regions.
This was announced by ECC Executive Director
Stella Zipagan-Banawis, during the press conference held Wednesday in one of
the local hotels here.
Joining Dir. Banawis in the panel are Ms. Cecil
Maulion, ECC Chief of Information and Public Assistance Division, and Dr. Sarah
Concepcion, Medical Officer III of ECC.
Banawis said that the ECC extends assistance to
private and public sector employees or their dependents in the event of
work-related sickness, injury or death.
“The ECC believes that there is a need for its
presence to be felt as soon as the contingency occurs. It is on this premise
that the ECC-QRTP was created,” Banawis added.
The ECC-QRTP provides immediate help to workers
who suffer from work-connected contingencies or their families who have to deal
with work accidents or sudden onset of occupational disease or death, in the
form of psycho-social counseling and assistance in the filing of EC claim with
the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) or the Social Security System
(SSS).
Banawis further said that the following are
covered with the program: 1) Workers who are members of the GSIS or compulsory
members of the SSS; and 2) Sea-based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).
Also, the following are the benefits and
services of the program: 1) Psycho-social counseling and stress-debriefing to
victims and their families to help them cope with the contingency; 2)
Information on the Employees Compensation Program and the ECC-QRTP; 3)
Assistance in the processing of EC requirements; and 4) Facilitation on the
prompt release/payment of the EC benefits to worker/beneficiary.
Meanwhile, Banawis encouraged the employees in
the private and public sectors to file for their claims at ECC whenever
contingencies occur and assured that ECC will immediately act on it.
The ECC is a government corporation attached to
the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for policy coordination and
guidance. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Surigao del Sur free from red tide toxin, BFAR
says
By Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- Bislig Bay in
Surigao del Sur is negative from red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Caraga said in its latest Shellfish Bulletin dated
Nov. 8, 2012.
BFAR said based on laboratory results, all
shellfish around the area of Surigao del Sur are safe for human consumption.
The agency, however, warned that shellfish from
the waters of Dumanquillas Bay, Zamboanga del Sur, Murchelagos Bay in Zamboanga
del Norte and Misamis Occidental are still positive for paralytic shellfish
poison, and all kinds of shellfish are not safe for consumption.
With these developments, BFAR reminded the
people avoid consuming shellfish from the infected areas. They also said fish,
squid, shrimps and crabs are safe to eat but must be properly prepared and
provided that the fish is fresh and washed thoroughly. Internal organs, gills
and its intestines must also be removed before cooking.
The country's fish bureau said people must be
vigilant in buying seafood in the market to avoid any complications.
(RER/NCLM/PIA 13-Caraga)
Tagalog News: MiRC tatalakayin ang adbokasiya
para sa microinsurance
Ni Danilo S. Makiling
BUTUAN CITY, Nob. 15 (PIA) -- Pangungunahan ng
Microinsurance Resource Center (MiRC) ang isang araw na pagpupulong upang
talakayin ang mga mahuhusay na adbokasiya at mga pagbabago sa pag-access sa
microinsurance na gaganapin ngayong Nobyembre 21, 2012 sa AVR 2FSUUCollege
Building South, ng lungsod.
Ang MiRC ay nabuo sa pamamagitan ng
pakikipag-ugnayan ng Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) at German
Development Cooperative – Microinsurance Innovations Program for Social
Security.
Ayon kay MiRC manager Ivy Gamotin-Flores ang
Microinsurance ay isang sector sa pilipinas na ay nananatiling progresibo sa
pamamagitan ng inisyatibo ng pamahalaan sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng insurance
industry at development actors.
“Ang MiRC ay tumatanaw pabalik sa kung ano man
ang mga natapos na pati na mga bagay na kailangan sa hinaharap,” dagdag niya.
Para sa karagdagang impormasyon maaari nilang
kontakin sa Mr. Ian Sabado sa numerong (085) 341-3890. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano news: Pangulong Aquino mitudlo og duha
ka bag-ong mga miyembro sa Career Executive Service Board
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 15 (PIA) --Si Pangulong
Benigno S. Aquino III mitudlo og duha ka bag-ong mga miyembro ngadto sa Career
Executive Service Board (CESB), matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin
Lacierda sa iyang anunsiyo kagahapon.
Matud pa ni Lacierda nga gitudlo sa Pangulo sila
Nieves Osorio ug Charito Elegir ngadto sa CESB isip hulip nila outgoing CESB
Chair Bernardo Abesamis ug kanhi CESB member Proseso Domingo.
Si Osorio, mikuha sa iyang Master of Business
Administration ug Bachelor’s degree in Statistics gikan sa University of the
Philippines-College of Business Administration, usa ka eksperinsiyado sa public
executive sa natad sa public finance ug energy.
Siya nagserbisyo isip President ug Chief
Executive officer sa Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation
(Hulyo 2005 ngadto Pebrero 2007),Undersecretary of the Department of Finance
(2001-2005), Director of Budget Bureau sa Department of Budget and Management
(1988-1995), Executive Vice President ug Chief Operating Officer sa Philippine
National Oil Company (1996-2001), Chief Operating Officer sa Subic Bay
Metropolitan Authority (1995-1995), faculty member sa University of the
Philippines (172), Assistant national Treasurer for Debt Clearing Office sa
Bureau of Treasury, diin siya nagserbisyo gikan sa tuig 1984 hangtod 1988.
Sa kasamtangan siya maoy Vice Chairman sa Board
of Trustees sa Philippine Social Science Council. Siya usab maoy Vice Chairman
sa Board of Trustees sa Mary Johnston Hospital sukad niadtong tuig 2008 ug Vice
President sa Center for Developmental Intervention Foundation, Inc. sukad
niadtong 2007.
Samtang sa laing bahin, si Elegir, dili na
estranyo sa panerbisyo uban ang mga lideres sa Pilipinas ug sulod sa MalacaΓ±ang
kay siya maoy kanhi Deputy Head sa Presidential Management Staff (2002-2009),
Undersecretary (2003-2009), Assistant Secretary (1998-2003), Presidential Staff
Director IV (1990-1998),
Presidential Staff Director III (1980-1990), ug
Supervising Presidential Staff Officer (1978-1980).
Siya mikuha sa iyang Master of Science in Social
Policy and Planning in Developing Countries gikan sa London School of Economics
ug Political Science didto sa United Kingdom (1990-1991) ug Masters of Arts in
Economic Research/Corporate Planning gikan sa Center for Research and
Communication (1976-1978).
Siya mikuha sa iyang Bachelor of Science in
Commerce sa University of Santo Tomas niadtong 1964. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Cebuano news: Pilipinas dawaton ang suporta sa
Amerika aron maresulba ang isyu sa West Philippine Sea
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 15 (PIA) -- Bisan unsa nga
suporta aron masunod ang rule of law alang sa pag resulba sa away sa West
Philippine Sea mahimong dakong tabang kini alang sa adbokasiya sa Pilipinas nga
malinawong maresulba ang maong away, sulti sa opisyales sa foreign affairs
kagahapon.
Sa media briefing didto sa MalacaΓ±ang alang sa
pagtambong ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa 21st ASEAN Summit didto sa
Cambodia, si Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Raul Hernandez miingon nga ang
pag-abag ni US President Barack Obama alang sa malinawon nga pagresulba sa
maong isyu usa ka dakong kalamboan alang sa ASEAN ug sa Pilipinas.
“Being one of the dialogue partners, it would
enhance the relationship between the US and ASEAN and I think the focus is
really on ASEAN and its relationship with the United States,” matud ni
Hernandez.
“Whatever help the dialogue partners—including
the US—(can give) in trying to pursue a peaceful settlement of issues in the
West Philippine Sea, in accordance with the international law particularly the
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, would be a great help to our advocacy,”
dugang pa niya.
Si Hernandez nagkanayon nga sila naglaom og
positbong mga kalamboan dili lamang sa West Philippine Sea isyu apan lakip na
sa East Sea, nga mao usab ang conflict area tali sa Japan ug Cambodia.
Matud ni Hernandez wala siya makaseguro unsa ka
taas ang mamahimong diskusyon mahitungod sa maong mga maritime issues, apan ang
pinaka-importante mao ang pokus sa Pilipinas sa pagtuki alang sa malinawon nga
pagresulba sa maong isyu subay sa international law partikular na ang United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea o UNCLOS, matud pa niya.
Lakip sa motambong sa maong 21st ASEAN Summit
mao ang lideres sa Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, ang Republic of
South Korea, Russia ug ang United States. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
