Manila, July 8 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered an investigation on the explosion inside a gun manufacturing company in Barangay Fortune, Marikina City on Monday that killed two workers and injured another.

"I have directed the DOLE-NCR (National Capital Region) to investigate the matter so as to provide help to the workers, and come up with recommendations to address the situation and prevent similar occurrence that can put in peril the safety of the workers," DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said in a telephone interview.

"The health and safety of all workers are first and foremost the serious concern of the DOLE, particularly in companies where the hazards and risks to workers' life are high."

Laguesma ...