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Table of Contentsi Message of the DOLE Secretary 1ii Message of the ECC Executive Director 2iii CorporateProfileandMission,Vission 3iv TheECCCommissionersandtheirDesignation 4

The ECC in 2013

I AsaPolicy-MakingBody 5 Asanappellatebody,theECCevaluates andadjudicateallECClaimsdeniedbytheSystems. 6II KatulongatGabaysaMangagawangMayKapansanan(Kagabay) 7 a.JobPlacementServices 8 b.QuickResponseProgram 9II OnInformationDissemination(IPAD) 10III ReinforcingtheRegionalOperations 12IV ECCSupportServices’Accomplishmentin2013 15 a.OnQualityManagementSystem(QMS) 16 b.OnIntegrityDevelopmentProgram c.OnStrategicPerformanceManagementSystem(SPMS) d.OnStatisticPerformanceReportingSystem(SPRS) 17 e.OnGreenourDOLEProgram 18 f.OnGenderandDevelopment 19V IndependentAuditorsReport 20VI StatementofManagement’sResponsibilityforFinancialStatements 22 a.ECCStatementofFinancialPosition 23 b.ECCStatementofComprehensiveIncome 24 c.ECCStatementofChangesinEquity 25 d.ECCStatementofCashFlows 26VII MovingForward 27

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ROSALINDA DIMAPILIS-BALDOZSecretary, Department of Labor and EmploymentChairman, Employees’ Compensation Commission

MESSAGEI cannotoveremphasizetheimportantroleoftheEmployeesCompensationCommission,orECC,

inthelivesofFilipinoworkers,particularlyinactingonappealedEmployeeCompensationclaimsalreadydisapprovedbytheSocialSecuritySystemandtheGovernmentServiceInsuranceSys-

tem;incraftingsignificantpoliciestomeettheneedsofworkerswithwork-connectedcontingen-cies;andindeliveringitsprogramsandservicestothosewhoneedthemmost.

Asitcarriesoutitsmandate,theECChasalwaysbeenanableandwillingfrontlineagencyoftheDOLEsensitiveandawareofitsdutytocontributetowardachievingtheobjectivesoftheEnhancedSocialProtectionOperationFrameworkandStrategyof thePhilippines,oneof thefourcorepro-gramsofwhichissocialinsurance.

Startingin2013,theECChasbeenimplementingmeaningfulpoliciesthatbenefitworkersinthepub-licandprivatesectorsafflictedwithwork-relatedillnessandinjuries,orwhohavebecomecasualtiesofwork-relatedcontingencies.Morevaluable,though,thanthematerialbenefitsthatECC’sclientsreceivedbecauseofthesenewpolicieswastheopportunitytheECCofferedthemtostartafreshinlifebecausetheagencyhadhewed—andcontinuestohew—closelytoourreformagendaformoreactiveandenhancedsocialprotectionforthevulnerable.

IspeciallycommendtheECCforitsexceptionaleffortstoorganizeoccupationally-disabledworkers(ODWs)intotheOccupationally-DisabledWorkersAssociationofthePhilippines,Inc.(ODWAPI).Since

itsorganization,theECChassupporteditwithskillstrainingandlivelihoodsupport,intheformofassis-tancetomembersintheestablishmentofbusinessundertakings.IcansumupinonewordtheECC’sworkforODWsinthepastyear—empowering.

Thus,IcongratulatealltheofficialsandstaffoftheEmployees’CompensationCommission for a jobwelldoneandforyourunyieldingbrandofpublicservice.Myferventdesireisthatyouwillcontinuetoachieveandexcelyourpastachievements.Al-wayskeepinmindthattheworkthatyoudoisthebestrewardforyourzealousaspirationtoserveourworkers.

Mabuhay ang ECC andGodbless.

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MESSAGE

STELLA ZIPAGAN-BANAWISExecutive DirectorEmployees’ Compensation Commission

In2013,theEmployees’CompensationCommissionhasstrengthenedtheroleoftheEmployees’CompensationPrograminprotectingthesafetyandhealthofworkers.ThroughtheECC’senhancedpoliciesandservices,wewereabletorespondto

thecallfortheadvancementofsocialprotectioninourcountry.

Inthesameyear,wewerealsoabletohelpouroccupationally-disabledworkers inunleashingandtappingtheirpotentialstomakeiteasierforthemtoreintegratethem-selvesintotheeconomicmainstreamofoursociety.

Asaninstitution,itisundeniablethattheECCplayanintegralroleinthelivesoftheFili-pinoworkers,especiallyforthosewhowereafflictedwithwork-relatedinjuriesorillness.Throughitsmandateofformulatingpolicyandguidelinesfortheimprovementofem-ployees’compensationprogram;reviewinganddecidingonappealedcasesofECclaims;and initiatingpoliciesandprogramstowardadequateoccupationalhealthandsafetyandaccidentpreventionintheworkplaces,theECCwasabletopromotesocialsecuritywhilejudiciouslyandefficientlyadministeringtheStateInsuranceFund.

Forthenextyear,theECCwillcontinuestrivingforexcellenceasitcommitstoreachouttomoreODWsandmakeadifferenceintheirlives.Wewillalsocontinuouslythinkofwaysonhowwecanbemoreofservicetoourclients.Alltheseandmore,wecom-mittodoastheECCstandstoupholdtransparency,efficiency,andeffectivenessintheprompt,fair,andexcellentdeliveryofourprogramsandservices.

Mabuhay!

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The Employees’ Compensation Commission

MISSION

The ECC champions thewelfare of the Filipinoworker. Its mission is to:

• build and sustain amongemployees and employ-ers a culture of safetyand healthful environ-ment in the workplace;

• ensure at all times thatthe workers are informedof their rights, benefits,and privileges under theEmployees’ Compen-sation Program (ECP);

• developandimplementin-novativepolicies,programs,andprojectsthatmeettheneedsofworkerswithwork-connected contingencies;

• promptly and fairly resolveallcasesbroughtbefore it;

• restoredignityandself-es-teemamongoccupation-ally-disabled workers; and

• safeguard the integrity ofthe State Insurance Fund.

VISION

A nationally-acclaimed in-stitution in social securitypromotion that is in full con-trol of the Employees’ Com-pensation Program, man-aging a sound, strong, andwisely invested State Insur-ance Fund and deliveringpromptly, effectively, andef-ficiently to the Filipinoworkera comprehensive packageof services and benefits forwork-connected contingen-cies through a pro-active,humane, and dynamic poli-cies,programs,andactivities.

Created in 01 November 1974 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 442, or the Labor

Code of the Philippines and became fully operational on 17 March 1975 with the issuance

of Presidential Decree No. 626, or the Employees’ Compensation and State Insurance

Fund, the Employees’ Compensation Commission is a quasi-judicial corporate entity

created to implement the Employees’ Compensation Program, or the ECP.

Mandated by law to provide

meaningful and appropriate

compensation to workers,

its tasks include formulation

of policies and guidelines

for the improvement

of the ECP; review and

decide, on appeal, all EC

claims disapproved by the

Systems; and initiate policies

and programs toward

adequate occupational

health and safety and

accident prevention in

the working environment.

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CHAIRMAN

HON. ROSALINDA DIMAPILIS-BALDOZSecretaryDepartment of Labor and Employment

ALTERNATE

HON. CIRIACO A. LAGUNZAD IIIUndersecretary Department of Labor and Employment

COMMISSIONERS

HON. EMILIO S. DE QUIROS, JR.President and CEOSocial Security System

DESIGNATE:HON. AGNES E. SAN JOSEVP, Benefits Administration DivisionSocial Security System

HON. ROBERT G. VERGARAPresident and General ManagerGovernment Service Insurance System

DESIGNATE:HON. DIONISIO C. EBDANE, JR.SVP, VisMin GroupGovernment Service Insurance System

HON. ENRIQUE T. ONASecretaryDepartment of Health

DESIGNATE:HON. ALEXANDER A. PADILLAPresident and CEOPhilippine Health Insurance Corporation

HON. FRANCISCO T. DUQUE IIIChairman Civil Service Commission

DESIGNATE:HON. DAVID E. CABANAG, JR.Assistant CommissionerCivil Service Commission

HON. CARLITO P. ROBLENational Executive Vice-President Alliance of Filipino Workers

HON. MIGUEL B. VARELAChairmanEmployers’ Confederation of the Philippines

HON. STELLA ZIPAGAN-BANAWISExecutive Director

Employees’ Compensation Commission

THE ECC Commissioners and their Designates

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THE ECC IN 2013As a policy-making body, theEmployeesCompensationCommission(ECC)

initiatespoliciesandprogramstowardsanadequateandmeaningfulEmployees’

CompensationProgram(ECP)intheeventofwork-connecteddisabilityordeath.

In2013,ithassuccessfullyapprovedthirteen(13)policyissuanceswhichintendedtoprovidebetterbenefitsandservicesundertheECP.AffordingenhancedbenefitsfortheFilipinoworkers,theECCBoardratifiedthefollowingresolution:

• increasingECFuneralBenefitfromP10,000toP20,000fortheprivatesector;

• increasingECFuneralBenefitfromP10,000toP20,000forthepublicsector;

• granting 10 percent across-the-board in-creaseinECPensionfortheprivatesector;

• liftingthesuspensionofpaymentofmedicalreimbursementforretiredorseparatedwork-ersfromthepublicsector;

• approvingthesimultaneousgrantingofsickleaveandECdisabilitybenefits

• revising the policy on the accreditation ofhospitalsandphysiciansundertheECP;

• requestingtheCongressofthePhilippinestoamendRepublicActNo.8921forthepurposeofgrantingdoublerecoveryofbenefits under theGovernment ServiceInsurance System (GSIS) and under theECP;

• prescribing revised conditions for thecompensabilityofOsteoarthritis;and

• granting an advanced three-monthpension for EC pensioners from the pri-vatesectorwhoseareaswereaffectedby typhoons, earthquakes , and similarcatastrophes.

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Furthermore, the ECC was able to promote better services for the disadvantaged workers through the approval of the following resolution;

• requiringtheSystems(SSSandGSIS)tosubmitproofofcompliancewith thedecisionof theCommissiontograntECbenefits;

• requiring theSystems todirect theirbranchestoelevatedeniedECclaimstotheirmainof-ficesforreviewpurposes;

• prescribingtheguidelines for thegrantofECFuneralBenefitsforthepublicsec-tor;and

• prescribingtheguidelines for thegrantofCarer’sAllowancetoECPermanentPartial Disability (PPD) and PermanentTotalDisability(PTD).

As an appellate body, the ECC evaluates and adjudicate all EC claims denied by

the Systems.

For2013,theECCachieveda100per-cent disposition rate in its appealedcases elevated by its administering

agencies, the Social Security System (SSS)andtheGovernmentServiceInsuranceSys-tem(GSIS).The ECC received a total of 171 cases forappeal,121ofwhichwerefromtheSSSand50 caseswere from theGSIS.One hundredtwenty-one(121),or86percentofthetotalnumber of theappealed cases,wereaffir-mation of the SSS and theGSIS’s decisionswhiletheremaining24cases,or12percent,

weredecidedinfavoroftheclaimants.Eightypercent(80%),or136cases,wereactuallydecided within 40-working days process cycletime.Itawardednineteen(19)benefitgrantsforper-sons with work-related disabilities (ODWs) fromtheprivatesector—nine(9)temporarytotaldis-abilitybenefits,five(5)permanentpartialdisabil-itybenefits,four(4)deathbenefits,andone(1)medicalreimbursement.For theODWs from the public sector, the ECCgrantedthree(3) temporarytotaldisabilityandtwo(2)medicalreimbursements.

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Katulong at Gabay sa Manggagawang May Kapansanan (KaGabay)

KaGabayisaspecialeconomicassistanceprogram for occupationally-disabledworkers (ODWs) who have lost employ-

mentbyreasonofwork-relatedsicknessorinjury.ItalsoprovidesODWsaccesstophysicalandoc-cupationaltherapies,skillstrainingforpossiblere-employment, and entrepreneurship training forsmall,orhome-basedbusiness.

For2013,onehundred(100)ODWswereprovid-edwithvocational/entrepreneurialskillstrainingwherein27wereprovidedwithappropriatestart-upkitsamountingtoP82,538and47weregrant-edwithKabuhayanPackagethroughDOLE-NCRMakatiFieldOfficeworthP5,000each,oratotalamountofP235,000.

Theassistancedoesnotstopattheprovisionofskills training and livelihood package. The ECCmade43homevisitstoODWswhowereprovid-edwithvocational/entrepreneurial skills trainingtomonitorthedevelopmentoftheirbusinessun-dertaking.

Provision of Rehabilitation Services to Persons with Work-Related Disability Beyond granting

compensation benefits, the ECC also extends rehabilitation services to ODWs.

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Furthermore, one hundred (100) ODWs wereprovidedwithphysical/occupationaltherapyservicesamountingtoP338,355.

UndertheKaGabayprogramoftheECC,thirty-one(31)ODWswereprovidedwithprosthesis,givingthemanopportunitytofindproductivecareerswhichwillenhancetheirqualityoflifeandrestorethemtotheirhighestleveloffunctioning.

Wealsocheckedonthedevelopmentof47ODWswhowere provided in 2012with physical/occupa-tionaltherapyservicesandprosthesis.

Job Placement Services

ECC’s assistance toODWs go beyond provision ofphysical and occupational therapy services. For-ty-three (43) ODWs were referred for employmentthroughthejobplacementfacilitationservicesoftheECC.

Meanwhile, twenty-five(25)childrenofODWsweregiven the opportunity to earn while pursuing theireducation under the Special Program of Employ-mentforStudents,orSPES,ajobbridgingprogramoftheDepartmentofLaborandEmployment (DOLE).Thesaidprogramassistpoorbutdeservingstudentspursuetheireducationbyencouragingemploymentofthoseinthesecondarylevelduringsummerand/orChristmasvacationsandof those in the tertiary,technicalorvocationaleducationlevelsanytimeoftheyear.

In 2013, the ECC was able to provide 639 rehabilitation

services to ODWs with the aim of facilitating

their integration into the economic mainstream of

society.

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Quick Response Program

TheECC’sQuickResponse TeamProgram (QRTP)extends immediateassistance toworkersortheirfamiliesintheeventofmajorworkaccidentsoroutbreakofoccupa-tionaldiseasesattheworkplaceandwith interventionsthat includespsycho-social

counselingservices,medicalhelp,andassistanceinthefilingofnecessaryclaimswiththeSystems.

In2013,theteamwasabletoprovidepsycho-socialguidanceandcounselingandinforma-tionrelatedtotheECPto354victimsofwork-relatedcontingencies.Also,throughtheiras-sistance,thirtynine(39)victims-beneficiarieswereabletoclaimtheirECbenefitsamountingtoP493,285.94.

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On Information Dissemination In its endeavor to reach out and increase the Filipino workers’ awareness on the services and benefits provided by the ECP, the Commission has strengthened its information dissemination campaign through its Information and Public Assistance Division (IPAD).

PADwas able to reach 1,357 partici-pants through nine (9) advocacyseminarsheld inCebu,Cagayande

Oro, Aklan, Lucena, Tuguegarao, Laoag,Dagupan,Palawan,andDavao.

It also conducted 285 ECP lectures, with14,057participants,aspartofthefollowingactivities:

-123on-siteECPlectureswith7,402partici-pants;

-60TechnicalandAdvisoryVisits(TAV)with1,938participants;

-43BasicOccupationalSafetyandHealth(BOSH)trainingwith2,001participants;

-54ConstructionSafetyTraining(CST)with2,489participants;and

-5LaborLawsComplianceOfficers’(LLCO)Trainingswith227participants.

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Partofitsmassiveinformationdisseminationcam-paignisthedevelopmentofInformation,Educa-tion,andCommunication(IEC)materials.Fortheyear 2013, the ECC-IPADwas able to produceonevolumeofcomicsandonenewposter; re-produced the Handbook on Employees’ Com-pensationand State Insurance Fundand three(3)volumesofcomics.

In terms of media relations, the ECC-IPAD pre-paredanddisseminated45pressreleasesinform-ingthepubliconnewpoliciesrelatedtoECP,dis-positiononappealedcases,andsuccessstoriesof the beneficiaries of different ECC programsandservices.

Thesepressreleaseswereusedasbasisof61ar-ticlespublishedinvariousnewspapersduringtheyear.

It also conducted ten (10) press conferences,granted91pressinterviewsandpublished20ads.

TheECChasalsoprovidedavenue toperson-allyattendtoECP-relatedqueriesofthepublic.For theyear 2013, thePublicAssistanceCenterassisted1,048walk-inclaimantsandattendedto197phonequeries.

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In line with the objective of the Commission to bring the ECP closer to its clients in all corners of the country, in 2013, the ECC strengthened its presence by deploying 13 frontline personnel in

seven (7) Regional Extension Units.

The 13 frontliners are composed of Information Officers--whose task is to disseminate information on the ECP in their respective regions through the conduct of in-house and on-site ECP seminars; acting as resource speaker on different fora; publication of press releases; and undertaking other activities to develop the public’s aware-ness on the ECP benefits and services--and Administrative Officers--whose task is to serve as focal persons for the KaGabay Program, Rehabilitation Services, Quick Response Program and attend to queries from claimants.

The first batch of Information and Administrative Officers under-went a two-week intensive orientation and immersion with various facets of ECC’s operation, programs, and services to equip them with the knowledge and skills they will need to effectively carry out their duties in their respective REUs. As part of their immersion, they were made to witness the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the ECC and a training institution and take part in actual quick-response assistance to injured workers.

Reinforcing the Regional Operations

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On Staff Development

ECC Support Services’ Accomplishments in 2013

Essential to achieving the ECC’s

objectives is the implementation

of various programs,

services, and activities

designed to support its operations.

Helpingitspersonnellearnmoreandac-quire skills and competencies neces-sarytoeffectivelydeliverECCprograms

and services to itsclients, 385 ECCpersonnelparticipatedinten(10)in-housetrainingssuchas Fundamentalsof LeadershipandEffectiveOralCommunication,amongothers.

Ontheotherhand,ninety-five(95)staffweregiventheopportunitytotakepartinforty-one(41) external trainings such as Symposium on

ShiftworkandWorkers’Wellbeing;FourPil-lars ofGreatGovernance; LeaveAdmin-istration Course for Effectiveness; PositionClassificationandJobLevelling;DOLECon-sultationWorkshoponHRDPolicies; Train-ingProgramonShipFamiliarization;Tech-nicalLearningSessiononPolicyResearch;BestPracticesinCorporateHousekeeping;TrainingonNewsletterWriting;andSupervi-soryTraining,amongothers.

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• Management Orientation and Setting ofQualityObjectives(10September2013)

• Process Orientation Course (11 September2013)

• DocumentationSeminarWorkshoponQual-ity Management System (17-19 September2013)

• ConsultationMeetingonSystemDocumen-tationDevelopment(8October2013)

• Seminar-WorkshoponQMSInternalAuditingusingISO9001:2008(22-23October2013)

• Seminar-WorkshoponCorrectiveAction/Pre-ventiveAction(24October2013)

AmeetingbetweenECC InternalAuditorsandRosehall Management Consultants, Inc washeldon8November2013.

Nineteen(19)outoftwenty-one(21)QMSInter-nalAuditwerecompleted.

Initscontinuousefforttoidentify,measure,controlandimprovethedifferentprocessesinvolvedintheeffectivedeliveryofitsprogramsandservices,theECCcompletedsix(6)QualityManagementSystem(QMS)seminar-workshopsinpreparationfortheCommission’scompliancetotherequire-

mentsofISO9001:2008Standard:

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TheAdministrativeDivision(AD)hassubmit-ted100percentofitsquarterlyreportsonthe status of cases filed against officials

andemployeesof theECCtotheDOLE-HumanResourceDevelopmentServicenotlaterthanthe5thdayofthereferencequarter.

On Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS)

TheSPMSisoneoftheadministrativereformsbe-ingpursuedbytheDepartmentofLaborandEm-ployment(DOLE)insupportofthe22-PointLaborandEmploymentAgendaoftheAquinoAdmin-istration. ItgivesasenseofwhethertheOfficeisdoingtherightthingsrightbasedonitsmandatesand expectations/requirements of the clients/stakeholders;providesasenseofwhetherwearedoingthethingsright;andmeasureswhetherthedeliverablesweredoneontimebasedonthere-quirements of the law and/or clients/stakehold-ers.

ThePolicy,Programs,andSystemsManagementDivision (PPSMD) assisted theCommission in theassessmentofperformancelevelsofeachofthedivisions;facilitatedtheannualperformancere-viewof theECC;summarizedandanalyzedtheperformanceofallthedivisionseverysixmonths

orattheendofeachperformanceperiod;andmonitored the preparation and implementa-tionofIndividualPerformanceCommitmentandReview (IPCR) and the evaluation of the em-ployees’performancebasedontheprescribedguidelines.

On Statistical Performance Reporting System (SPRS)

TheonlineSPRS is themonitoringand reportingsystemoftheDOLE.Itwasdevelopedtoproviderealtimeperformancedata;toensureaccuracyandqualityofdata;foraccessibilityof informa-tion for planning, policy-making and improve-ment; for immediate access to performancedataofconcernedofficesandagencies;toal-low addition or removal of indicators broughtaboutbychangesinthedevelopmentthrustsofthegovernment;andtomaintainaccountabilityof informationbytherespectiveprogramman-agers,suchthattheOfficeshallensurethatthesubmission has been noted and approved bytheHeadofOffice.

The ECC through thePPSMDenrollednineteen(19)indicatorsandsubmittedtwelve(12)month-ly reports on accomplishments on physical tar-getsthroughtheDOLEonlineSPRS.

On Integrity Development Program

Toproactivelyupholdgreenandeco-friendlypractices intheworkplaceandamong itsownworkforceandforbetterdeliveryofprogramsandservicestoitsclients,theECCparticipatedintheGreenOurDOLEProgram(GODP)byundertakingthefollowingactivities;

• Dailymonitoringandmaintenanceoflights,airconditioningunits,exitsigns,emergencylights,submersible motor pumps, and main panelboards installed from the basement to the 5th floorofthebuilding.

• DeclaringFridayofeachmonthasGreenTagDay

• 5SAwardfortheCleanestDivision.

• InNovember, theGODPCommitteeconduct-edtheauditforthe5SAwardfortheCleanestDivision.TheAppealsDivision,WCPRD,andthePPSMDemergedaswinnersofthesaidcontestandwereacknowledgedandawardedduringtheHRCulminatingActivitieson17December2013.

• RehabilitationofECCComfortRooms

• Pursuant with the National Greening Program(NGP), the ECC planted coffee seedlings atKapatalan,Siniloan,Lagunaon12July2013foritsTreePlantingActivity.

• TwobatchesofECCpersonnelparticipatedintheBasicDisasterSeminarheldon7-8and9-10March 2013conductedby the Philip-pineRedCrossand in theEarthquakeDrillon21November2013.

• OrnamentalplantswereplantedintheECCpremisesinJanuary2013andallplasticoneswerereplacedwithnaturalonesinJuneofthesameyear.

• Waterconservationtipswereimplementedanditsapplicationwasmonitored.

• AlllightingfixtureswerereplacedwithCom-pactFlourescentLight(CFL)bulbsandLEDlights.Thesewereinstalledatthe5thfloorofthebuildinginApril.

• Commonherbsandvegetableswhichwereprovided by the occupationally-disabledworkers(ODW)wereplantedinthegardenareainsidetheECCpremises.

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Fortheyear2013, theECCidentifiedfour(4) gender issues and/or GAD-relatedmandates which needed to be ad-

dressedinordertomainstreamgenderdimen-sioninitspolicies,programs,andservices.Theseare the integration of GAD-related programsandactivitiestoECCregularprograms;gendersensitivity training; equal training opportunitiesformaleandfemalestaff;andtoincreaseun-derstandingonvariousgenderissuesandwom-enempowerment.

Genderanddevelopmentobjectiveswere in-tegratedintoECCregularprogramssuchasinits policy issuances; provision of rehabilitationservices;andintheECPinformationdissemina-tion.

The ECC also addressed the need for under-standingandinsightsaboutgenderdifferencesthrough the attendance and participation of70ECCemployeesintheseminaronGADEm-powermententitled“PreventionandControlofDiseasesintheWorkplace”.

Providing equal training opportunities for itsmaleandfemalepersonnel,twenty-two(22)in-houseseminarsandtrainingswereconductedand facilitatedwith the participation of 1,019

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ECCpersonnelwhile152personnelparticipatedin57externaltrainingsandseminars.

Toincreaseunderstandingonvariousgenderissuesandwomenempowerment,ten(10)ECCperson-nelattendedandparticipated in thecelebrationof National Women’s Day and sixty (60) person-nel were present during the film showing of two(2) gender-relatedmovies. Five (5) personnel at-tendedandparticipatedinthekick-offactivityoftheNationalConsciousnessDayfortheEliminationofViolenceAgainstWomenandChildrenentitled“WalktoEndViolenceAgainstWomen”.

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MOVING FORWARD1.

Continuous linkage with SSS and GSIS for the inclusion of the ECP training module

in the System’s seminars for front liners and evaluators.

2.Conduct of annual consultation meetings

with the clusters/groups of the Systems na-tionwide

3.Conduct of comprehensive study of EC ben-efits, services, and procedures to remove the

disparity in the benefits and availment proce-dures for such of private and public sectors

4.Establishment and maintainance of a shared

database with SSS and GSIS

5.Review of the proposed Philippine Workers’

Compensation Authority

6.Continuous pursuit of equalization of EC

benefits for the private and government sec-tor

7.Review of the adequacy of Employee Com-

pensation benefits as income support to persons with work-re,lated disability

8.

9.Improve the process cycle time on disposition

of EC appealed cases

10.Expand the awareness and coverage of the

EC program

11.Streamline the evaluation and processing of EC claims by SSS and GSIS

Implement provisions of the Presidential Decree No. 626 penalizing employers for fail-ure to comply with occupational safety and

health standards

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