6/5/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly exceeding five, beginning with the youngest and without substitution: Provided, That the monthly income benefit shall be the new amount of the monthly benefit for all covered pensioners, effective upon approval of this Decree. xxxx (c) The following disabilities shall be deemed total and permanent: (1) Temporary total disability lasting continuously for more than one hundred twenty days, except as otherwise provided for in the Rules; xxxx 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 equivalent to the income benefit for permanent total disability. x x x x (Emphases and underscoring supplied) [54] Rule X TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY xxxx Sec. 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. x x x x (Emphasis supplied) [55] Otherwise known as the "Amended Rules on Employees' Compensation" (June 1, 1987). [56] See Jebsen Maritime Inc. v. Ravena, supra note 52, at 507-508. [57] See rollo, p. 24. elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/61727 12/13