Allowance for Injury in Line of Duty
- When an employee is physically injured during duty, the Head of Department may grant full pay for the period of disability, up to six months.
- Absence due to injury is first charged against any available vacation leave.
- The Department Head may also authorize payment for medical attendance, necessary transportation, subsistence, and hospital fees.
Compensation for Death Resulting from Duty
- If an employee is killed or dies due to injury or sickness contracted in the line of duty, the Department Head must authorize:
- Reasonable burial expenses.
- Payment equivalent to six months' salary or wages, with a minimum of one thousand pesos.
- This compensation is payable to the surviving or dependent child or children of the deceased.
Sickness Connected to Performance of Duty
- For sickness directly caused by acts performed in the line of duty, the Department Head has discretion to authorize payment of necessary hospital fees.
Conditions for Allowances and Reimbursements
- For city government employees, the allowances must be recommended by the Municipal Board or council.
- For provincial government employees, recommendations must come from the provincial board.
- For municipal or municipal district employees, recommendations must come from the municipal council or municipal district mayor, as appropriate.
Effective Date
- The provisions of the Act take effect immediately upon approval on June 7, 1955.