Prescribing the Guidelines on the Grant of EC Funeral Benefit for the Public Sector

July 2, 2013

ECC REFERENDUM RESOLUTION NO. 13-07-20

PRESCRIBING THE GUIDELINES ON THE GRANT OF EC FUNERAL BENEFIT FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR

WHEREAS, Article 194 (d) of P.D. No. 626, as amended provides:

"ART 194. Death. — (a) . . .

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"(e) Funeral Benefit. — A funeral benefit of three thousand pesos (P3,000.00) shall be paid upon the death of a covered employee or permanently totally disabled pensioner."

WHEREAS, the above provision has been amended by Executive Order No. 135, series of 2013, which increased the amount of funeral benefit for the public sector from Php3,000 to Php10,000;

WHEREAS, the above Executive Order provides that the ECC shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the Executive Order;

WHEREAS, Article 177 (c) of P.D. No. 626, as amended, empowers this Commission to approve rules and regulations governing the processing of EC claims;

NOW THEREFORE, ON MOTION DULY MADE AND SECONDED,

This Commission RESOLVES AS IT HEREBY RESOLVED, to approve the following guidelines in the grant of the EC funeral benefits:

1. The funeral benefit shall be provided after the System has declared the following in the evaluation of the claim:

a. Death due to sickness — causal relationship between the death and the working conditions of the covered member;

b. Death due to injury — causal relationship between the death and the work related accident, or

c. Death of EC Permanent Total Disability (PTD) pensioner — the cause of death is a complication or natural consequence of previously compensated PTD. aDATHC

RESOLVED FURTHER that any previous resolutions which are inconsistent with these guidelines are hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly;

RESOLVED FINALLY, that copies of this Resolution be duly furnished the SSS and the GSIS for their proper guidance.

APPROVED in the City of Makati, this 2nd day of July 2013.

(SGD.) CIRIACO A. LAGUNZAD IIIChairman-Alternate

(SGD.) AGNES E. SAN JOSEMember-Designate

(SGD.) DIONISIO C. EBDANE, JR.Member-Designate

(SGD.) CARLITO P. ROBLEMember

(SGD.) MIGUEL B. VARELAMember

(SGD.) ALEXANDER A. PADILLAMember-Designate

(SGD.) DAVID E. CABANAG, JR.Member-Designate

(SGD.) STELLA ZIPAGAN-BANAWISMember

Published in The Philippine Star on July 30, 2013.