The Commission shall ensure adequate coverage of Filipino employees employed abroad, subject to regulations as it may prescribe.
Labor Code · Employees Compensation and State · Chapter II – Coverage and Liability
Foreign Employment
Formerly Article 169 before the 2015 renumbering — court decisions before 2015 cite it this way.
The Commission shall ensure adequate coverage of Filipino employees employed abroad, subject to regulations as it may prescribe.
Rule I, Section 5 of the Amended Rules on Employees Compensation provides that “Filipinos working abroad in the service of an employer as defined in Section 3 hereof shall be covered by the System, and entitled to the same benefits as are provided for employees working in the Philippines.”
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.