Urge the passage of Senate Bill 741 banning asbestos

Manila, Philippines (27 January 2010) — With the end of the official session of the 14th Congress on February 5, 2010 fast approaching, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the Associated Labor Unions (ALU) and the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) launched an email campaign urging the Senate to pass Senate Bill 741 banning asbestos. Read more

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Office of Senator Mar Roxas blocks ban-asbestos support emails

Emails to the Office of Senator Mar Roxas endorsing the passage of Senate Bill 741 banning asbestos in the Philippines have been blocked!

The emails sent starting January 13 have been reported bouncing back to their senders.

When contacted, the Office of the Senator did not deny the blocking of the emails.

Supporters of the ban-asbestos bill had sent more than 270 emails before subsequent emails began bouncing back.

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House panel approves bill seeking to ban use of asbestos

A HOUSE panel yesterday approved a bill that seeks to ban the importation, manufacture, processing and use or distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing products. Read more

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Chrysotile industry faces ’scientific reality’

Insists chrysotile asbestos is safe

Manila, Philippines – The IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) study in March 2009 reconfirming the carcinogenicity of all forms of asbestos – including chrysotile – and confirming that there is sufficient evidence that asbestos causes ovarian cancer provides the ‘new evidence’ and ’scientific reality’ on the issue, replied the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and the Associated Labor Unions (ALU) to the chrysotile industry’s claim that those against chrysotile asbestos must be open to ‘new evidence’ and ’scientific reality’. Read more

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Stronger inspection of removal, handling and disposal of asbestos needed

Concerned government agencies must work together

Manila, Philippines (27 Oct. 2009) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) must inspect removal, handling and disposal of asbestos to ensure the health and safety of workers, their families and the public, said the Associated Labor Unions (ALU), Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) and Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) in a forum held today. Read more

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Housewives: You (yes, you!) are in danger!

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published research which establishes a link between past asbestos exposure and later onset of ovarian cancer.

As with other asbestos cancers there is typically a long latent period between the time of exposure and onset of the disease. Read more

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EDC gets power plants

THE Lopez-controlled Energy Development Corp. will take over the 192.5-megawatt Palinpinon and 112.5-MW Tongonan geothermal power plants this month. Read more

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Philippine Asbestos Referral Center website

There is an asbestos referral center at the Lung Center of the Philippines’ Outpatient Department under the supervision of Dr. Dina V. Diaz, head of Pulmonary Medicine. The center handles patients suspected of suffering from asbestos related diseases. Read more

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It’s like asbestosis

It’s like asbestosis, a dreadful disease that sticks needle-like asbestos into your lungs so you die of cancer early. Companies were taken to court and the claimants won despite that no one knew of or even suspected asbestosis existed in those earlier days (I know since I worked for an asbestos company for nine years). Read more

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Update on the development of a national program on asbestos

Manila, Philippines — The chrysotile industry will be consulted next on the proposed national program for the elimination of asbestos related diseases (NPEAD). This was agreed on in a consultation spearheaded by the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) held on 28 September 2009. Read more

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