Sponsor-firms of offshore wind farm projects will have to prepare for a tedious process of securing two-tiered environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – and that shall comprise of an interim ECC during pre-development phase; then...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be reviewing environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) that have been issued to offshore wind (OSW) project-developers prior to enforcement of the interim guidelines governing the development of these renewable energy (RE)...
TACLOBAN CITY â€" The Environmental Management Bureau-8 has dismissed the complaint filed by former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Myra Georgina Arevalo to cancel the Environmental Compliance Certificate of DBSN Farms Agriventures Corp. owned by incumbent Mayor Ramon Oñate.In a 50-page decision dated...
DAVAO CITY – Rey Antonio Magbanua, 55, a former machine operator of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., received from the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) thru its Region Extension Unit-11 P20,000 as EC livelihood starter kit for his chosen business.
On January 24, 2020, Magbanua was...
Bayan Muna Party-list has slammed the Employers Confederation of the Philippines's (ECOP) "free occupancy" of a government office space, describing the ECOPs failure to pay rent as "freeloading" on the backs of workers and the government.
Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite
"Freeloading...
The Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) is still looking at the possibility of including employees who have been infected with COVID-19 while on a work-from-home arrangement in its cash assistance benefits.
(Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash)
In a virtual Laging Handa briefing on...
Workers who had been infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can now apply for a financial assistance to the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) even without going to their office.
(Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN)
In its latest advisory, ECC said employees who tested positive for...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has disclosed that the Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System is pushing through with the implementation of the highly controversial New Centennial Water Source Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWS KDP) without completing its application for necessary permits from concerned...
Qualified pensioners of the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) will start receiving their one-time cash aid of P20,000 starting this June, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said.
DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)
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Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday lauded the Employers Compensation Commission (ECC) for its move to pay workers for injuries sustained while working from home.
"Now that a lot of workers are under a work-from-home arrangement, it's a big thing for a worker to be assured their company will...
Death or disability due to injuries sustained while working from home are now compensable, the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) bared.
(File photo/ Employees' Compensation Commission)
Through Board Resolution No. 21-03-09, a policy has been created allowing for the compensability of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Social Security System (SSS) to make access easier for workers claiming compensation related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Hontiveros had earlier welcomed the Employees' Compensation...
