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Labor Undersecretary Jose Español said almost 80 percent of the Cordilleras have been exposed to the debilitating effects of pesticides that could cause serious illnesses among farmers there in the long run.


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While assuring the public that a biochemical attack is unlikely in this country, the government still went one step further by including anthrax infection in the list of "occupational diseases."


Labor Undersecretary Jose Español said the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) said persons infected by anthrax are entitled to compensation if exposure to the deadly bacteria occurs in the workplace or while performing their duties in the field.


Español said the ECC will also extend medical and rehabilitation services to those who may be infected.


He noted that no Filipino has so far been infected by the bacteria, which has killed three people in the US, mostly postal workers. An eighth worker from New Jersey was infected yesterday.


Anthrax is an infectious disease of warm-blooded animals caused by bacillus anthracis , a spore-forming bacteria. There are three forms of anthrax contracted by humans: skin, inhalation and intestinal anthrax, all of which are curable by common modern antibiotics.
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LABOR UNDERSECRETARY JOSE ESPA

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Labor Undersecretary Jose Español said the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) said persons infected by anthrax are entitled to compensation if exposure to the deadly bacteria occurs in the workplace or while performing their duties in the field.


Español said the ECC will also extend medical and rehabilitation services to those who may be infected.


He noted that no Filipino has so far been infected by the bacteria, which has killed three people in the US, mostly postal workers. An eighth worker from New Jersey was infected yesterday.


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Cordillera farmers face risk of cancer

December 17, 2001 - 12:00am

Eight out of 10 farmers in the Cordillera region face a great risk of acquiring cancer and other serious diseases due to the harmful effects of pesticides, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. Labor...

Nation

Anthrax infection now an occupational hazard in RP

By Mayen Jaymalin | October 30, 2001 - 12:00am

Exposure to anthrax is now considered an occupational hazard in the Philippines. While assuring the public that a biochemical attack is unlikely in this country, the government still went one step further by including...

News Commentary