Book IV — Health, Safety & Social Welfare
Article 203Prohibition.
ELI5— what this means for you
No lawyer, agent, or other person may charge you a fee for processing your ECC claim. Taking any portion of your ECC benefits as a fee is prohibited and punishable by up to ₱5,000 fine and 1 year imprisonment.
Key point
Someone charging you to process your SSS/ECC injury claim? That's illegal. File a complaint.
Official text — PD 442
Prohibition.
No agent, attorney or other person pursuing or in charge of the preparation or filing of any claim for benefit under this Title shall demand or charge for his services any fee, and any stipulation to the contrary shall be null and void. The retention or deduction of any amount from any benefit granted under this Title for the payment of fees for such services is prohibited. Violation of any provision of this Article shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor more than five thousand pesos, or imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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