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Book IV — Health, Safety & Social Welfare

Article 195

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

For ECC death benefits, whether someone qualifies as a dependent is determined as of the date of the worker's death — not retroactively.

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