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hundred twenty days, except as otherwise provided for in the Rules;
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ART. 199. Permanent Partial Disability. — (a) Under such regulations as the
Commission may approve, any employee under this Title who contracts
sickness or sustains an injury resulting in permanent partial disability shall,
for each month not exceeding the period designated herein, be paid by the
System during such a disability an income benefit for permanent total
disability.
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[29]
RULE X
TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY
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SECTION. 2. Period of Entitlement. — (a) The income benefit shall be paid
beginning on the first day of such disability. If caused by an injury or
sickness it shall not be paid longer than 120 consecutive days except
where such injury or sickness still requires medical attendance
beyond 120 days but not to exceed 240 days from onset of disability
in which case benefit for temporary total disability shall be paid.
However, the System may declare the total and permanent status at
any time after 120 days of continuous temporary total disability as
may be warranted by the degree of actual loss or impairment of
physical or mental functions as determined by the System.
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[30] Otherwise known as the "Amended Rules on Employees' Compensation."
[32] See Jebsen Maritime Inc. v. Ravena, supra note 27, at 507-508.
[33] Magsaysay Maritime Services v. Laurel, G.R. No. 195518, March 20, 2013, 694
SCRA 225, 238; Nisda v. Sea Serve Maritime Agency, 611 Phil. 291, 317 (2009).
[33] Jebsens Maritime, Inc. v. Undag, 678 Phil. 938, 946 (2011).
[34] (last visited on July 29 2015).
[35] Symptomless and presenting no subjective evidence of disease; see Leviste v.
Social Security System (Solid Mills, Inc.), 564 Phil. 110, 117 (2007), citing Webster's
Third New International Dictionary, 1981 Edition.
[36] See Angeles v. Angeles-Maglaya, 506 Phil. 347, 356 (2005).
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