Article 179Extent of Liability

Unless otherwise provided, the liability of the State Insurance Fund under this Title shall be exclusive and in place of all other liabilities of the employer to the employee, his As amended by Section 1 of P.D. No. 891 (1976). As amended by Section 1 of P.D.

No. 1641 (1980). As amended by Sec. 16, of P.D. No.

850 (1975). Rule I, Section 5 of the Amended Rules on Employees Compensation provides that "Filipinos working abroad in the service of an employer as defined in Section 3 hereof shall be covered by the System, and entitled to the same benefits as are provided for employees working in the Philippines." As amended by P.D. No.

1921 (1984). 27 of 159 dependents or anyone otherwise entitled to receive damages on behalf of the employee or his dependents. The payment of compensation under this Title shall not bar the recovery of benefits as provided for in Section 699 of the Revised Administrative Code,126 Republic Act Numbered Eleven Hundred Sixty-One, as amended,127 Republic Act Numbered Six Hundred Ten, as amended128, Republic Act Numbered Forty-Eight Hundred Sixty-Four, as amended,129 and other laws whose benefits are administered by the System or by other agencies of the government.