AFTER Cebu experienced a record high 40 degrees Celsius heat index for a couple of days since Friday, April 26, 2024, the state weather bureau is warning that it might go up under the 'dangerous' category as we enter the month of May.
TO ENSURE workers’ safety, especially amid the escalating threat of high temperatures, the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (Dole 7) will conduct inspections to enforce the occupational safety and health protocols outlined in Department Order (DO) 198 and impose penalties on violators.
THE Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (Dole 7) has urged employers in the region to allow their employees to take heat breaks due to the ongoing high temperatures.
OVER 4,100 workers in Central Visayas have received over P228 million in long overdue settlement and last pay from their employers from January to November 2023.