Workplace Safety

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – February 17, 2020 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Terminating an employee due to his or her mental health condition is now prohibited, as long as the condition does not interfere with the performance of the job or affect the safety of others, according to a new order issued…

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) – 16 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Businesses are putting in place precautionary measures in the workplace to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Farmer, carabao electrocuted on way to Leyte farm

By William B. Depasupil, Manila Times, 1 Feb 2020 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is encouraging employers and business establishments to be flexible and compassionate in granting additional leave with pay to workers who need to take a leave of absence because of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

by Ted Cordero/KG, GMA News, 1 Feb 2020 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is calling on employers to grant additional leave with pay credits to workers who would be out of duty due to the 2019 novel coronavirus.

by Martian Muyco, ABS-CBN News, 25 Jan 2020 Patay ang isang lalaki matapos makuryente ng live wire sa bayan ng Manapla sa Negros Occidental Biyernes ng umaga.

Forty-six workers were killed, fourteen workers were injured and six missing in 33 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January-December 2019, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Construction (nine) and in Mining (nine). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were missing from the…

There were no workplace deaths monitored in Dec 2019.

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By: Ryan Arcadio, INQUIRER.net, 19 Dec 2019 Casual flirting, such as compliments and jokes, with colleagues at work may help reduce one’s stress levels, a new study suggests. A study published in November in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes found that “positively experienced social sexual behavior” can help relieve stress.

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By: Jovic Yee, Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A construction worker on Monday fell while dismantling a scaffolding at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila—one of the venues for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) considered still unfinished.

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Truck carrying water for quake survivors crashes, kills helper, hurts driver – 5 Nov 2019

Forty-nine workers were killed, fourteen workers were injured and six missing in 34 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – October 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Construction (eleven) and in Mining (nine). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were…

by KBK, GMA News, 21 Oct 2019 Patay ang isang traffic enforcer sa Caloocan Matapos magulungan ng isang 10-wheeler, ayon sa ulat ng Balitanghali nitong Lunes.

2 internet service firm workers electrocuted in Albay – Oct. 20, 2019

by Mar S. Arguelles, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 Oct 2019 LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — Two workers of an internet service company died on Saturday afternoon due to electrocution as they were installing a concrete post on a national road in Tiwi town in Albay province.

by Nikka Valenzuela, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Two workers of a cooking oil company in Caloocan City were in critical condition on Sunday due to alleged chemical poisoning.

Remains of worker in Semirara mining pit recovered after mudslide – Oct. 6, 2019

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by Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 Oct 2019 ILOILO CITY—The remains of a worker buried in a mudslide at a mining pit on Semirara Island in Antique has been recovered two days after he went missing.

by ABS-CBN News, 3 Oct 2019 MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday said it is investigating a mudslide incident at a Semirara Mining and Power Corp. facility in Antique, where an employee is still missing.

By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQINQUIRER.net, 25 Sept 2019 MANILA, Philippines — There were no safety officers or first-aid respondents on site when a portion of a Sogo hotel branch under demolition in Manila collapsed, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported Wednesday.

2 dead, 1 injured after Hotel Sogo collapses while undergoing demolition in Manila – Sept 23

Two farm workers from Masbate City died due to electrocution. – Sept 4, 2019

(4th UPDATE) A Hotel Sogo prematurely collapses while undergoing demolition in Manila by Rambo Talabong, 23 Sep 2019 MANILA, Philippines (4th UPDATE) – Two construction workers were declared dead and one of their colleagues were injured after a Hotel Sogo branch in Malate, Manila, prematurely collapsed as it was undergoing demolition on Monday, September 23.

by Greg Refraccion, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 Sep 2019 LIMAY, Bataan –– An employee of the Department of National Defense Arsenal in Camp Antonio Luna here died after his colleague accidentally shot him on Thursday morning.

by Harris Julio, ABS-CBN News, 19 Sep 2019 ISABELA—Patay ang isang construction worker matapos mahulog sa pinipinturahang tulay sa Barangay Calao East ng Santiago City, Isabela Martes ng hapon.

by Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), Sept 7, 2019 TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — A 20-year-old electrician remained under observation in a hospital yesterday after he was electrocuted in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur on Wednesday.