04/06/2026
๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ
๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ข๐ช๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐ต๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ.
๐ฝ๐๐๐ค๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ฃ - Government agencies intensified its push to uphold labor standards, workplace safety, and regulatory compliance in the transport sector through the conduct of High-Impact and High-Visibility Inspection and Monitoring (HIHVIM) activities in major transport gateways across ๐พ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐ง, ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐ฃ๐๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฉ๐.
The inspections mobilized a multi-agency team composed of representatives from the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund), Social Security System (SSS), Public Employment Service Office (PESO), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), and local government partners.
Spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Bicol, the joint inspections covered maritime transport vessels, ticketing offices, ports, and transport terminals, where inspectors assessed compliance with occupational safety and health standards (OSHS), labor standards, and sector-specific regulations governing land and maritime transport operations.
DOLE Bicol Regional Director stressed that transport hubs remain high-priority areas for labor inspection due to the volume of workers and passengers they serve daily.
โ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช ๐ฑ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ญ๐ช. ๐๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ช๐บ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ต๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐จ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ธ๐ข, ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ, ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐จ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ต ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ธ-๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ธ. ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ข๐ช๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐ต๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ,โ said RD Gatinao.
Among the areas evaluated were assessed on compliance with the implementation of workplace safety and health measures, enrollment of workers in mandatory social protection programs, observance of transportation and maritime regulations, fire safety requirements, and the availability of welfare and emergency response mechanisms in transport facilities.
Apart from ensuring that transport establishments comply with laws and regulations designed to protect both workers and commuters, the activity also ensured that workers were properly informed of their rights and were made aware of government services and programs available to them through the participating agencies.
Inspection teams conducted information and advocacy activities, engaging transport operators, workers, and stakeholders on their rights and responsibilities under labor laws. Workers were also provided guidance on social security coverage, health insurance benefits, housing and savings programs, wage-related concerns, and employment facilitation services.
The initiative strengthened coordination among national government agencies tasked with labor enforcement, transportation regulation, social protection, public safety, and local governance. More importantly, it upheld the safety, rights, and dignity of transport workers, whose daily work is vital in keeping mobility, trade, tourism, and economic activity moving in the region.
With its continued and wider implementation, the program is set to further enforce compliance and strengthen workersโ rights awareness towards a more dignified transport operation across Bicol. [END] JVEG/CMS
๐ธDOLE Camarines Sur, DOLE Masbate, DOLE Catanduanes
