The Labor Department is now looking into GMA Network’s compliance with the occupational safety and health standards following the death of the veteran actor Eddie Garcia.
Garcia died after suffering from neck fracture.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said that the OSHC department will meet with GMA Network officials this week.
“I’m issuing a memo to executive director Binag of the Occupational Safety and Health Center to conduct an inspection and find out if the company involved with whatever show was compliant with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards,” Bello said.
Bello added that if proven liable, GMA Network will be fined Php100,000 or suspension of operations.
“We will conduct a fact-finding on the real cause of the incident for us to come up with a conclusion. We have already created a body to help us find the facts and hopefully soon we can come up with it, in the investigation, we can determine how many violations have existed during the time of the incident,” Bello said.
