Last Friday, October 16, the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) conducted its Workers’ Orientation on Basic Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) among caregivers, social workers, and other employees at Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly- Sta. Teresa Jornet Home.
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) joins in mourning the loss of Engr. Reuben James “RJ” Ramos (30), Rexter Banal (27), and Lance Molijon (26) who died Monday, October 5, in a workplace incident at Dusit Thani Residence, Davao City. To their families, friends, and loved ones, our hearts are with you.
Marking the World Day for Decent Work today, October 7, various organizations came together at the House of Representatives to demand an investigation on the major landfill tragedies that occurred earlier this year.
On this World Day for Decent Work, IOHSAD reiterates its support for the House resolution and its call for an investigation, and urges Congress and the concerned government agencies to ensure meaningful accountability, stronger enforcement, and greater protection for waste workers and affected communities.
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) delivered its Workers’ Orientation on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) at IBON Foundation last Thursday, September 30.
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) began its senate lobbying for House Bill No. 10559 on Thursday, October 1.
House Bill No. 10559, “An Act Strengthening Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Integrating Climate-Adaptive Measures and Penalizing Gross Violations Thereof,” was approved by the House of Representatives on third and final reading last September 2, 2026.
Accountability must extend beyond administrative fines. Justice requires that workplace tragedies not be repeated, OSH systems be strengthened, and those responsible be held fully accountable. The current OSH Law should be amended to make this possible.
This report examines the current state of OSH in the country, situating workplace safety within its broader political, economic, and social context.
The acquittal of all the accused is a complete miscarriage of justice. It is evidence to a corrupt justice system that allows public and company officials to pay off deadly crimes against workers. It did not only deny victims and their families justice, it had also set an atrocious precedent that perpetuated a culture of negligence on OSH standards and thus preventable fatalities, injuries, and diseases at work.
