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RA 889 Section 3

RA 889 Section 3

Section 3

SEC. 3. Sections fifty-six and fifty-seven are hereby added to said Act to read as follows: "SEC. 56. Registration of employers.—Every employer within the purview of this Act must register the name and residence of the owner and/or manager of the establishment, the name, location and nature of the business, the name and address of the insurance carrier if insured, the number, classification and salaries of employees; the kinds of machineries used, and the amount of capital invested, with the Office of the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner within six months from the date of the approval of this amendment and every year thereafter not later than the twentieth day of January. The Commissioner may require employers to submit additional information in a form to be prescribed by him. For each registration, the employer shall pay a fee of ten pesos. "SEC. 57. General penalty.—Any person who knowingly violates any provision of the Workmen's Compensation Act, as amended, for which no penalty is provided, shall" upon conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred pesos or by imprisonment not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court."

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CitationRA 889 Section 3 (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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