Workplace Safety

Ten workers died, 4 injured or ill, in seven* serious work incidents in the Philippines in January-March 2021, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show.  The lockdowns, plant closures, suspension of operations contributed to the ‘low’ level of incidents and deaths. [Read more.] Three demolition workers died, two others injured, after a building in…

2020 Yearender Sixty workers were killed, six injured or ill, in twelve* serious work incidents in the Philippines in January-December 2020, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. One incident in agriculture, another in a mill warehouse, three in  construction, one construction worker on the way to work,  one March medevac airplane incident, one…

By: Carla Gomez – @inquirerdotnetInquirer Visayas, 30 Sep 2021 BACOLOD CITY––The Bago City Hospital temporarily closed on Wednesday, Sept. 29, after eight personnel tested positive for COVID-19.

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by Victor Martin, Jennifer Rendon – The Philippine Star, 14 Sep 2021 BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines — Two men died while three others were injured when a truck loaded with 40,000 liters of fuel fell off a bridge and burst into flames in Bagabag town in this province on Sunday night.

by Roel Pareño – The Philippine Star, 10 Sep 2021 ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The Philippine National Police is looking into the possible breach of health protocols at a regional PNP training facility in this city after 51 personnel tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

by Victor Martin – The Philippine Star, 4 Sep 2021 BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya , Philippines – Four workers were buried alive in a landslide in Barangay Tiblac in Ambaguio town yesterday.

Statement of the HPAAC. 🇵🇭❤️👨‍⚕️🔥🌈My heart bleeds for our healthcare workers , our frontliners ! READ : pic.twitter.com/nS3XNYzRyz — Tony Leachon MD (@DrTonyLeachon) September 3, 2021

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab, Neil Jayson Servallos – The Philippine Star, 3 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Several offices at the Pasig city hall have been placed on lockdown after employees tested positive for COVID-19, Mayor Vico Sotto announced yesterday.

by Sheila Crisostomo – The Philippine Star, 3 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Out of the more than 48,000 companies inspected, around 4,700 firms reported they have employees who got infected with COVID-19 as of July, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab – The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — At least 100 medical personnel of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) have been infected with COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, but most of them showed mild symptoms of the disease.

By: Cathrine Gonzales, INQINQUIRER.net, 26 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) fis acing manpower problems following the resignation of a number of health workers, a facility official said Thursday.

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by Evelyn Macairan – The Philippine Star, 24 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Hospicio de San Jose in San Miguel, Manila is asking for cash and food donations after the charitable institution recorded over 100 cases of COVID-19.

by Neil Jayson Servallos – The Philippine Star, 23 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s offices in Metro Manila will not be accepting transactions during the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), the LTFRB announced over the weekend.

NO DISPUTE OVER RISK ALLOWANCE By HANA BORDEY, GMA News, 20 Aug 2021 St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) Employees Association leader Jao Clumia corrected Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday after the latter accused him of issuing a false statement on the release of the special risk allowances for the hospital’s healthcare workers.

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab, The Philippine Star, 18 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A security guard died in a fire that hit a warehouse and reached third alarm in Valenzuela before dawn yesterday.

by Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), 14 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered an investigation after 28 crewmembers of roll-on roll-off vessel MV Saint Anthony de Padua tested positive for COVID-19.

Four fishermen died of asphyxia while cleaning the fish storage compartment of their vessel near the waters off Barangay Talisayan, Zamboanga City, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Monday. The victims were identified as Joseph Oro, 45, boat captain; Marjon Oro, 37; Charlie Caspe, 29; and Billy Lamag, 27, all crew members of FV…

by Shiela Crisostomo, Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), 24 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The number of health care workers infected with COVID-19 has gone down as most of them have already been vaccinated, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday“We’re getting this kind of report also from our other hospitals where there has been…

by Artemio Dumlao (The Philippine Star), 18 Jul 2021 BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Not only police trainees but also Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel undergoing training in this city have tested positive for COVID-19.

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by Kristine Joy Patag (Philstar.com), 23 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of administrative and criminal charges against Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian and two other city officials over the 2015 Kentex fire that resulted in the death of 74 workers and injury to several others.

by Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 15 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A body was fished out of Manila Bay yesterday by divers of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) near the cargo vessel that caught fire at the Delpan Wharf in Tondo over the weekend.

by Robertzon Ramirez, Ralph Edwin Villanueva (The Philippine Star), 13 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Six persons were injured and two were reported missing when an oil tanker caught fire as it was refueling at the Delpan Wharf in Tondo, Manila yesterday morning.

by Ramon Efren Lazaro (The Philippine Star), 28 May 2021 CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines — Two persons died and two others were injured in an explosion at the Department of National Defense (DND) arsenal building in Barangay Lamao in Limay, Bataan on Wednesday.

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by Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 3 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday terminated the search and rescue operations for the seven crewmembers of the LCT Cebu Great Ocean that ran aground during the onslaught of Typhoon Bising in Surigao del Norte last month.