Workplace Safety

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Isa, patay sa sunog sa isang warehouse ng furniture sa Muntinlupa City. #SuperBalitaSaTanghaliNationwide — DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) April 4, 2019

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27 March 2019 – SINO ANG PASAWAY? Sa Manila ‘to. The national offices of DOLE (labor ministry) and ECOP (employers federation), and many unions are here. Yet, this type of OSH violations continue. Workers are pouring cement into the ground floor of a government-funded school building. The foreman on the top left has no PPE…

by Gillian M. Cortez, BusinessWorld, Mar 26, 2019 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is requiring all establishments to organize seminars on occupational safety and health (OSH), after the labor department released guidelines for OSH compliance last week.

by Raymund Catindig, Victor Martin (The Philippine Star), Mar 15, 2019 TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan , Philippines — A Marine was electrocuted at a naval base in Sta. Ana, Cagayan on Wednesday.

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Arkitekto, patay matapos mahulog sa elevator duct ng isang gusali sa Cubao, Quezon City. | via @divinereyes — DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) March 2, 2019

By Erma Edera, Manila Bulletin, Feb 27, 2019 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) intensified its zero-accident program in workplaces and called on the enterprises to join the government in enhancing social accountability.

by Rey Galupo, The Philippine Star, Jan 28, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A construction worker died after falling from the fourth floor of a school building in Pandacan, Manila on Friday night.

by Cathrine Gonzales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan 24, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Four miners were killed while three are still missing after a landslide hit Mount Manhupaw in Agusan del Norte during the onslaught of Tropical Depression “Amang,” police said.

By: Cathrine Gonzales, INQUIRER.net, Jan 22, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A painter died after accidentally falling from the 5th floor of a building in Barangay San Isidro, Parañaque City while performing his job, police said Tuesday.

by Raymund Catindig, The Philippine Star, Jan 15, 2019 TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — Two salesmen died of electrocution in Barangay Centro, Sta. Ana, Cagayan on Sunday.

by Ghio Ong, The Philippine Star, Jan 8, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Three workers were hurt after a tank of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exploded at a food park in Pasay City Sunday night.

by Orlando B. Dinoy, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 12, 2018 DIGOS CITY — A driver of a 10-wheeler truck was rushed to the Southern Philippine Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City after he was electrocuted in Barangay Colorado here around 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

by Julie Alipala, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nov 27, 2018 ZAMBOANGA CITY – A laborer died on Tuesday morning while trying to fix an elevator cable line in one of the shopping malls here.

by FRJ, GMA News, Sep 28, 2018 Isang mangingisda na inupahan na putulin ang mga punong sinira ng bagyo ang nasawi matapos siyang mabagsakan nito sa Pangasinan. Ang biktima, niyakap daw ang puno para ‘di bumagsak sa linya ng kuryente.

By: Bong S. Sarmiento, Inquirer Mindanao, Sept 24, 2018 KORONADAL CITY — Thirty-five people were rushed to a hospital Monday morning for treatment of injuries caused by an ammonia leak at a plant of giant fruit producer Dole Philippines, Inc . (Dolefil) in nearby Polomolok, South Cotabato, according to a company official said.

by Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star) – Sept 17, 2018 TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan – Nearly 100 people are feared dead in a landslide that buried a mining shelter in Itogon, Benguet during the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong on Saturday.

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By Eimor P. Santos, CNN Philippines Staff, Sept 15, 2018 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 15) — Landslides triggered by Typhoon Ompong left two emergency responders dead in the Cordillera region, disaster officials said Saturday.

by Erwin Mascariñas, ABS-CBN News, Aug 23, 2018 Firefighters battle a raging fire that killed a female factory worker after she was trapped inside the Bryant Milling and Marketing candle factory in Barangay Carangan, Ozamiz City on Wednesday.

By Robert Vergara, CNN Philippines, Aug 20, 2018 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 20) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure aimed at ensuring the implementation of proper health and safety standards in workplaces around the country.

By Dionisio Dennis, Jr. June 13, 2018 http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1038199 BAGUIO CITY — Two construction firm employees died when the barracks they were staying in was carried away by a landslide caused by gushing waters along Sandico Sreet in Barangay Salud Mitra here around 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

by Emmanuel Tupas (The Philippine Star), Jun 10, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — At least 30 people could face criminal and administrative complaints in connection with the mall fire in Davao City in December 2017 that killed 38 people, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said.

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By: Faye Orellana – Reporter / @FMOrellanaINQ INQUIRER.net /Jun 03, 2018 One was reported killed while one was wounded after an LPG exploded in a gas refilling warehouse in Pasay City on Sunday.

Mine pit of death: Consunjis to probe third tragedy in 5 years in Semirara Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) is launching its own investigation into the death of a worker in its open pit mine in Semirara, Antique province Sunday night.