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Senator Risa Hontiveros welcomed the newly released resolution from the Employers Compensation Commission (ECC) on compensating workers for injuries sustained while working from home. Back in April, Hontiveros also lauded the commission for listing COVID-19 as a compensable occupational disease. “Ngayong mas marami na ang naka-work-from-home arrangements, malaking bagay na alam ng ating manggagawa na […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the inclusion of COVID-19 in the list of compensable work-related diseases by the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), saying it provides relief for both employers and workers, particularly those who contract the COVID-19 virus in the workplace. Given the high risk of workers getting infected with the virus at the workplace, Villanueva […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has reminded the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to ensure that appropriate environmental and social safeguards are met in the implementation of the Kaliwa Dam project, which has been recently granted a Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) by the environment department. Cimatu said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)—through […]