Text of the provision
Art. 297. Continuation of insurance policies and indemnity bonds. All workmen’s compensation insurance policies and indemnity bonds for self-insured employers existing upon the effectivity of this Code shall remain in force and effect until the expiration dates of such policies or the lapse of the period of such bonds, as the case may be, but in no case beyond December 31, 1974. Claims may be filed against the insurance carriers and/or self-insured employers for causes of action which accrued during the existence of said policies or authority to self-insure.
Labor Code of the Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
Workmen’s compensation insurance policies and indemnity bonds for self-insured employers that exist when this Code takes effect stay in force until they expire or lapse, but in no case beyond December 31, 1974. Claims may still be filed against the insurers or self-insured employers for causes of action that accrued while those policies or authority were in force.
Related provisions
- Article 296 — Ending The Compensation Program.
- Article 298 — Abolition Of Prior Tribunals.
A note on article numbers. The articles of the Labor Code have been administratively renumbered, so the same provision is often cited under a different number. Supreme Court decisions write both, in the form “Article 297 [282]” — the new number first, the original in brackets. The text on this page is published under its original number, which is the numbering both source texts use. When citing, check which numbering your source follows.
Cases interpreting this article
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