The State shall promote and develop a tax-exempt employees’ compensation program whereby employees and their dependents, in the event of workconnected disability or death, may promptly secure adequate income benefit and medical related benefits.
Labor Code · Employees Compensation and State · Chapter I – Policy and Definitions
Policy
Formerly Article 166 before the 2015 renumbering — court decisions before 2015 cite it this way.
The State shall promote and develop a tax-exempt employees’ compensation program whereby employees and their dependents, in the event of workconnected disability or death, may promptly secure adequate income benefit and medical related benefits.
Text and numbering follow the Department of Labor and Employment's 2022 edition of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended and renumbered under DOLE Department Advisory No. 01, series of 2015. Former article numbers are shown in brackets. Notes are DOLE's editorial notes. Amendments after that edition are not included. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.