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RAFFY TULFO: PROTECT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

Senator Raffy Tulfo filed Senate Bill No. 2158, also known as the “New Philippine Building Act,” which seeks to establish updated general regulations and policies governing the construction of buildings in the Philippines. Tulfo highlighted that the measure aims to replace Presidential Decree No. 1096, or the current “National Building Code of the Philippines,” which […]

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PROBE CONVERGE/METROWORKS CONSTRUCTION — PADILLA

Senator Robin Padilla is taking up the cudgels for workers of a company who may lose their jobs due to an alleged unlawful redundancy program seeking to dismantle employee unions. Padilla, in Senate Resolution 868, urged the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resource Development to look into the program by Converge/Metroworks ICT Construction […]

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ISSUE SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DURING GCQ – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the government and its project contractors to ensure the safety and well-being of construction workers as the government eyes to resume the construction of big-ticket projects under the ‘Build, Build, Build’ — the flagship program of the Duterte administration. Gatchalian made the call as the Department of Public Works and […]