Guidelines on the Grant of EC Death Benefits to Surviving Wives and Children Beneficiaries of Muslims

July 28, 2014ECC BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 14-07-34GUIDELINES ON THE GRANT OF EC DEATH BENEFITS TO SURVIVING WIVES AND CHILDREN BENEFICIARIES OF MUSLIMSExcerpts from the Minutes of the Fifth (5th) Joint 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, Monday, 28 July 2014 at 12:00 NN.WHEREAS, P.D. No. 626, as amended provides for monthly death benefits to the dependent legitimate spouse until he/she remarries; WHEREAS, Section 3, Art. 27 of P.D. No. 1083 otherwise known as the "Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines" partly provides:"SEC. 3. Subsequent Marriages. —"ART. 27. By a husband. — Notwithstanding the rule of Islamic law permitting a Muslim to have more than one wife but not more than four at a time . . ." (emphasis supplied)WHEREAS, considering that a Muslim husband is permitted to have more than one but not more than four wives, the second, the third wife, and the fourth wife, if any, shall be considered as legitimate spouses;WHEREAS, Article...