MANILA, Philippines – Three miners were killed in a mining accident in Luneta village, Itogon, Benguet Tuesday night, officials said.
John Latungan, vice-president of Luneta Miners Association, identified two of the fatalities as Rudy Petra Corta Gilles, 40; and Edgar Sucalo, 36. The name of the third miner has been withheld until his immediate family has been notified.
He said at least 20 miners were working in the mine in groups starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. He said only 6 miners were at the bottom of the 80-foot mine when it caved in before midnight.
Three of the miners were rescued while the rest died. –abs-cbnNEWS.com
August 12 –
International Youth Day
“Empowering youth,
building generations!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
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August –
Aug 1-7 World breastfeeding week
Aug 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Aug 12 – International youth day
Aug 19 – World humanitarian day
Aug 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
Monthly Observances:
Farms Safety Month
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
Weekly Observances:
Aug 17-23: Made in the Philippines
Product Week
Aug 29-Sept 5: Rice and Corn Week
Daily Observances:
Aug 1: Family Planning Day
Aug 9: National Indigenous Peoples Day
Aug 12: International Humanitarian Law Day
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