Protecting Machine Operators from the Coronavirus

The easing – or, in some parts of the country, the outright lifting  – of the lockdown restrictions the government imposed in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, has allowed essential industries, such as the construction sector, to resume operations. But with construction workers now out in the field, plying their trade in…

ACEL donates incubation boxes to RITM

Continuing the project it launched in April to help “arm” Metro Manila frontliners in the fight against COVID-19, the Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors (ACEL) donated 16 incubation boxes to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) last May 23, 2020. A health research facility located in Muntinlupa, the RITM is at the forefront…

The Construction Industry in the Time of COVID-19

Keeping Your Workforce Safe Amid the Pandemic While the Philippine construction industry has already resumed operations following the easing of the quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and other areas, and the outright lifting of the lockdown in some parts of the country, the men and women of this key economic sector should bear in mind…