Compensability of Injuries or Death of the Soldiers and Policemen When Responding to a Crime Situation When They Are Not at Their Assigned Post

February 19, 2014ECC BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 14-02-15COMPENSABILITY OF INJURIES OR DEATH OF THE SOLDIERS AND POLICEMEN WHEN RESPONDING TO A CRIME SITUATION WHEN THEY ARE NOT AT THEIR ASSIGNED POSTExcerpts from the Minutes of the First (1st) Regular Commission Meeting, Employees' Compensation Commission, Series of 2014, Convened at the Multi-Purpose Hall, 4th Floor, ECC Bldg., Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 at 12:00 NN.WHEREAS, EC Board Resolution No. 3908, dated July 5, 1988, provides that "the moment an AFP member suffers a contingency, the presumption is that it is because of the very nature of his work;"WHEREAS, the contingency as contemplated in the said Resolution refers to assasination of men in uniform due to serious peace and order, more particularly the insurgency problem, which was prevailing at that time such that men in uniform are considered "marked men;" WHEREAS, in the case of ECC vs. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 115858, June 28, 1996 citing the case of Hinoguin vs. ECC, G.R. No. 84307, April 17, 1989), the Supreme Court held...