Workplace corona

by: Northbound Philippines News Online, 18 Sep 2020 MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has deployed around 5,000 inspectors to ensure workplaces’ compliance with occupational health and safety standards for Filipino workers.

by Carla Gomez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 Sep 2020 BACOLOD CITY —- Sections of a hospital in Silay City were locked down starting Wednesday after eight staff members and seven patients tested positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

by Yolanda Sotelo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Sep 2020 DAGUPAN CITY —- The Ilocos Norte government has recommended placing a business processing and outsourcing (BPO) company in the province under a “lock-in” work setup after its seven customer service representatives tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

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by Raffy Cabristante, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 Sep 2020 DUMAGUETE CITY – Another community hospital in Negros Oriental has been placed under lockdown to prevent the possible transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

by Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 Sep 2020 ILOILO CITY – Capicenos are paying tribute to two coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) frontliners who died in a vehicular accident in the municipality of Ivisan while on their way to fetch returning overseas Filipino workers (ROFs).

by Manila Bulletin, 9 Sep 2020 by Charissa Luci-Atienza The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) assured the public Wednesday that it will inspect more private establishments and workplaces to ensure safe and secure working conditions for country’s workers amid the COVID-29 pandemic.

FAB ADVISORY(08 September 2020)Natapos na po ang 14 na araw na lockdown ng FPF at FCF noong Linggo, 06 Setyembre… Gepostet von The Freeport Area of Bataan am Dienstag, 8. September 2020

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by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A total of 6,735 healthcare workers in the Philippines have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) the Department of Health’s (DOH) said in its latest data released on Friday.

by Carla Gomez, Philippine Inquirer, 27 Aug 2020 BACOLOD CITY —- A 51-year-old male nurse who tested positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) died in a hospital here on Tuesday night.

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 Aug 2020 SAN ANTONIO, Zambales, Philippines — The clustered cases of the new coronavirus disease at a power plant in Masinloc town have ballooned to 88, forcing its operator to close the facility to curb virus transmission, officials said on Monday.

by Greg Refraccion, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 Aug 2020 MARIVELES, BATAAN —- Twenty-eight workers at a factory in the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) here have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

by Joanna Rose Aglibot, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 Aug 2020 SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES — Fourteen more port workers at the Subic Bay Freeport have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) confirmed on Thursday, Aug. 20.

by Joanna Rose Aglibo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 Aug 2020 SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES —- Five new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections are being treated in Zambales as of Wednesday, Aug. 19.

by MARITES VILLAMOR-ILANO, 19 Aug 2020, SunStar ROUGHLY three out of five, or 60 percent, of new infections in Cebu City in the last five days were traced to the workplace, presenting new challenges in the battle against Covid-19 and prompting the Emergency Operations Center in Cebu City to shift their focus to the business…

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 19 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City government has issued cease and desist orders against 70 construction sites that were found to have violated health and safety protocols for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

by Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star ), 18 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has decided to suspend the chamber’s sessions temporarily as cases of employees being infected by the coronavirus disease 2019 have reached 44 since mid-March.

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By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQINQUIRER.net, 17 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Janitors, security guards and maintenance men working in public hospitals should also receive hazard pay from the government as they face similar health risks as medical frontliners amid the pandemic, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Monday.

by Neil Jayson Servallos (The Philippine Star), 17 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police has posted 44 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019, bringing to 2,842 the total number of PNP personnel who have contracted COVID-19.

by Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat, Manila Bulletin, 17 Aug 2020 Large and medium-sized private companies are required to designate a temporary isolation facility for employees needing further assessment for probable COVID infection, according to the latest Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) by the Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Trade and Industry.

by Joanna Rose Aglibot, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 Aug 2020 SUBIC, ZAMBALES —- The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) on Monday began the mass testing for over 200 port workers following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a port area inside the Subic Bay Freeport.

by Joanna Rose Aglibot, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 Aug 2020 SUBIC, ZAMBALES —- Five power plant workers in Masinloc, Zambales have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and could have been exposed to a co-worker who also contracted the virus, authorities said.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 16 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday issued guidelines for additional protocols in the workplace, which include designating an occupational safety and health (OSH) committee and officer and providing temporary isolation facilities for symptomatic employees.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 14 Aug 2020 CALABARZON, Philippines — The transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 in workplaces has been blamed for the increase in cases in Calabarzon.

by Dale G. Israel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 Aug 2020 CEBU CITY —- A hotel and business process outsourcing firm (BPO) here were placed on lockdown after allegedly violating some quarantine protocols that led to the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

by Tonette Orejas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 Aug 2020 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO —- The Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI) in Clark Freeport recorded its second case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), this time a worker who was infected by a relative.

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 2 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Majority of companies enjoying tax perks at the country’s largest economic zone operator are now operational as of mid-June, as the government slowly rolls back tough lockdown measures that shut the economy down for nearly three months.