Priority of compensation.
Section 34
SEC. 34. Priority of compensation.—All rights to compensation provided for by this Act shall have the same priority over other credits against the employer that the law gives to due and unpaid wages.
Act No. 3428 Section 34
Act No. 3428 Section 34
Other provisions in Act No. 3428
- Section 29: Agreement on compensation.
- Section 30: Insurance of payment of compensation.
- Section 31: Intervention of the Bureau of Labor.
- Section 32: Priority of action for compensation.
- Section 33: Injuries received outside the Islands.
- Section 35: Assignment of rights.
- Section 36: Cooperation of fiscals.
- Section 37: Notice of accidents by employers.
- Section 38: Interisland trade.
- Section 39: Definition of various words.
CitationAct No. 3428 Section 34 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
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