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Book III — Conditions of Employment

Article 166

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

The State shall maintain a tax-exempt employees' compensation program so that workers and their families who suffer work-related injury, sickness, or death receive prompt income and medical benefits.

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