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

July 2, 2013ECC REFERENDUM RESOLUTION NO. 13-07-20PRESCRIBING THE GUIDELINES ON THE GRANT OF EC FUNERAL BENEFIT FOR THE PUBLIC SECTORWHEREAS, Article 194 (d) of P.D. No. 626, as amended provides:"ART 194. Death. — (a) . . . xxx xxx xxx"(e) Funeral Benefit. — A funeral benefit of three thousand pesos (P3,000.0) 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...