Balanga City – Six officials and security officers of Petron oil refinery in Limay, Bataan were charged yesterday before the provincial prosecutor’s office with alleged obstruction of justice in connection with the death of a 24-year old techniciam who was exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas at the plant’s sour water treating facility six months ago.
charged were Alfredo Trio, vice president and general manager; Freddie Yumang,manager of the technical and service group; Reynaldo Velasco, area manager; Nathaniel Orillos, manager of the operations division; Juanito Caragay, safety, environment and facilities manager; Fernando Enriquez, manager of the human resource and administration department, and several unnamed security officers.
In an 11-page complaint, the parents of Anthony Jed Reyes, represented by lawyer Rico Paolo Quicho, accused the respondents of taking more than five hours before reporting the incident to the police, disallowing lawmen to entet the plant’s premises at once, refusing to cooperate with and seek the help of the police, and not permitting probers to interview the victim’s fellow employees. – Raffy Viray, Philippine Star
June 2025
Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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Monthly Observances:
1 Jun – World Day of Parents
5 Jun – World Environment Day
7 Jun – World Food Safety Day
8 Jun – World Oceans Day
12 Jun – World Day Against Child Labour
15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances
17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun – World Refugee Day
25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer
27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Daily Observances:
June 6: Migrant Workers Day
June 19: Filipino Youth Day
June 25: Day of the Filipino Seafarer
