WHEREAS, Board Resolution No. 11, dated 26 January 2012, specified that œpending approval of the policy on permanent total disability falling under Section 16 (d) (5) of R.A. No. 8291, all applications for permanent total disability benefits under the said item shall be submitted to the Board for approval, upon the recommendation of the assigned Medical Officer from each Operations Group (Luzon, NCR, or VisMin) ;

WHEREAS, Management recommends that the above-mentioned interim measure should also cover approved applications which are still unpaid;

RESOLVED, to APPROVE and CONFIRM the amendment to Board Resolution No. 11, dated 26 January 2012, to add that all applications falling under Section 16 (d) (5) of R.A. No. 8291 that have already been approved by the Medical Evaluation and Underwriting Department (MEUD), but which remain unpaid, shall likewise be submitted by the concerned Medical Officer to the Board for final approval.