April 17, 2018 – LOOK, NO PPE! Workers hold on to iron bars as they work in the seventh floor of a government building under construction in Quezon City. No hard hats, no harnesses! This is one of a number of government construction projects undertaken by private contractors where occupational safety and health concerns appear neglected. Government cannot regulate its own building contractors?

Monthly Observances:

March – Women’s Role in History Month
April – Month of Planet Earth

Weekly Observances:
Last Week of March: Protection and Gender Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week
Last Week of April – World Immunization Week

Daily Observances:
Mar 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transallantic Slave Trade
Mar 27– Earth Hour
Apr 21 – Civil Service Day
Apr 22 – World Earth Day
Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work