Workplace Safety

By: Pathricia Ann V. Roxa, INQINQUIRER.net, Sept 05, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Initial findings of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) showed that broadcast network GMA violated work safety standards when veteran actor Eddie Garcia figured in a fatal accident during a location shooting for a TV series in June.

Forty-two workers were killed, thirteen workers were injured and six missing in 30 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – September 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Construction (nine) and in Mining (eight). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were…

Two farm workers from Masbate City died due to electrocution. They were found inside the compound of R.A. Poultry Farm in Calaca, Batangas. | via Lyka Manalo — Manila Bulletin News (@manilabulletin) September 4, 2019

by Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star) – Sept 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A 45-year-old driver was crushed to death by a shipping container in Paco, Manila yesterday afternoon.

Driver crushed by van Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star) – September 2, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — A 45-year-old driver was crushed to death by a shipping container in Paco, Manila yesterday afternoon.

Worker electrocuted in POGO site [Online gaming site being built in Imus] August 22, 2019, 7:12 PM By Anthony Giron IMUS CITY, Cavite — A worker at the Kawit POGO site was killed Wednesday [Aug 17] after he was electrocuted by an air compressor dynamo.

by ABS-CBN News, 22 Aug 2019 Nasa 184 manggagawang Chinese sa GN Power Coal Plant sa Mariveles, Bataan ang tinamaan ng dengue mula pa noong Enero, ayon sa pamunuan ng planta.

by Margaret Claire Layug/KBK, GMA News, 20 Aug 20, 2019 At least 120 Chinese nationals working at a coal plant in Mariveles, Bataan have contracted dengue, according to Mark Makalalad’s report on Dobol A sa Dobol B on Tuesday.

Forty workers were killed, thirteen workers were injured and six missing in 28 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – August 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Construction (nine) and in Mining (eight). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were…

DOLE stops building construction in Cebu Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Aug 13, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The construction of a building in Barangay Paj, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu has been stopped following the death of two workers.

By Irene R. Sino Cruz|17 Aug 17,2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas has lifted the work stoppage order (WSO) issued against a construction project in Lapu-Lapu City.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Aug 13, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The construction of a building in Barangay Paj, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu has been stopped following the death of two workers.

by Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star), Aug 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — One person died and four others were injured when a concrete wall collapsed during the demolition of a condemned building in Caloocan City on Thursday afternoon.

Worker dies when boulder rolled down on him in Albay quarry site Inquirer Southern Luzon, August 08, 2019 12:18pm LEGAZPI CITY –– A 71-year-old worker died on Thursday morning when a boulder rolled down on him at a quarry site at the foot of Mayon volcano in Sto. Domingo town in Albay province, police said.

by Inquirer Southern Luzon, Aug 8, 2019 LEGAZPI CITY –– A 71-year-old worker died on Thursday morning when a boulder rolled down on him at a quarry site at the foot of Mayon volcano in Sto. Domingo town in Albay province, police said.

July 27, 2019 05:50am – SC orders Kentex CFO to pay P1.4M to 57 surviving workers – Jerome Aning, Inquirer Mobile The Supreme Court has affirmed the Department of Labor and Employment’s (Dole) decision ordering the chief finance officer of Kentex Manufacturing Corp. to pay more than P1.44 million to 57 surviving workers found to…

CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) tweeted at 0:31 pm on Fri, Jul 26, 2019: Supreme Court reverses Court of Appeals decision, orders Kentex general manager and treasurer Ong King Guan to pay employees ₱1.44 million In 2015, a fire broke out in a factory owned by Kentex, which claimed 72 lives and injured a number of workers…

Thirty-seven workers were killed, thirteen workers were injured and six missing in 26 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – July 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Mining (seven) and Construction (seven). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were missing…

2 lalaki natagpuang patay sa loob ng tangke ng tubig Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News Posted at Jul 21 2019 07:52 AM | Updated as of Jul 21 2019 07:09 PM Natagpuang patay ang 2 lalaki sa loob ng isang tangke ng tubig sa bayan ng San Juan, Batangas nitong Sabado ng hapon.

Cement bucket falls from construction site, kills laborer (Philstar.com) – July 14, 2019 – 2:45pm MANILA, Philippines — A cable of a tower crane carrying a bucket filled with cement broke Sunday morning at a construction site in Manila leaving one laborer dead, according to the Manila Public Information Office.

by Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News, Jul 21, 2019 Natagpuang patay ang 2 lalaki sa loob ng isang tangke ng tubig sa bayan ng San Juan, Batangas nitong Sabado ng hapon.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Businessmirror, Jul 16, 2019 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued a Work Stoppage Order (WSO) on Monday at a construction site of Momentum Construction and Development Corp. (MCDC) in Manila, where a worker was killed last Sunday.

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Thirty-four workers were killed, thirteen workers were injured and six missing in 24 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – Jun 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. June 2019 was a particularly deadly month, with 10 new deaths. Most of those killed were in Mining (seven) and Construction (five).…

Road worker slain in Quezon crash Inquirer Southern Luzon June 26, 2019 11:21am LUCENA CITY –– A 62-year-old road construction worker was killed after he was accidentally hit by a wayward cargo truck in Tagkawayan town in Quezon province on Tuesday.

2 farmers electrocuted Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star) – June 26, 2019 – 12:00am TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — Two farmers died of electrocution while planting palay in Sitio San Gregorio, Barangay Cabittaogan, Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur on Monday.

BY THE MANILA TIMES, Jul 10, 2019 INVESTIGATORS are looking into faulty electrical wiring as the cause of the fire that hit a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) passenger-cargo ship, which left an apprentice injured in Mandaue City, Cebu on Wednesday.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Jul 9, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s largest labor group yesterday called for the passage of the so-called Eddie Garcia bill in the House of Representatives to ensure the safety of workers in the entertainment industry.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Jul 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Even with the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) law, the country is still far from developing a culture of safe and healthy workplace.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Jul 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered the closure of a meat factory in Iloilo after one of its workers died when half of his body was drawn into a meat grinder last week.