by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights of women.

The CHR said … Read the rest

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Another Filipino working at the shipyard of the Korean-owned Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines Inc. in Subic, Zambales, died at the work site Friday after a heavy metal … Read the rest

After years of writing about PCs, I’ve concluded that computer users care about only three things (in no particular order): speed, security, and reliability. But the fastest, safest, sturdiest PC in the world won’t do you … Read the rest

MANILA, Philippines — A maintenance worker at the Manila Ocean Park died when he fell 12 feet from a makeshift ladder, was impaled on a jutting piece of metal and hit his head on the … Read the rest

MANILA, Philippines–Nenita Marquez had already escaped the flames that engulfed their furniture warehouse when she suddenly rushed back to the building in a heroic but ultimately ill-fated attempt to save her granddaughter.

When the smoke … Read the rest

MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) Following the latest deaths this month at a Korean construction firm in Subic, the labor department has intensified its inspection of all establishments to ensure compliance with safety standards and prevent the recurrence … Read the rest

First of two parts

DAVAO CITY: Once a week, the drone of airplanes shatters the early morning calm in Calinan, a cluster of small farmlands in the hilly terrain around Mount Apo. It … Read the rest

People who listen to MP3 players for only five hours a week at a high volume may be doing permanent damage to their hearing.

A team of nine experts on the European Union’s Scientific Committee on … Read the rest

A spark from an air-conditioning equipment caused a fire at the Glorietta mall in Makati City yesterday, barely a year after the explosion that killed 11 people.

The Makati Central Fire Department said the old cooling tower at … Read the rest

Despite work-related deaths in its shipyard at the Subic Bay Freeport, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has virtually cleared the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Phils. Inc. of any violation of health and safety … Read the rest