Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (File photo from the Facebook page of the Department of Labor and Employment) MANILA, Philippines — Private sector workers in Metro Manila are excused from any penalty if they choose not to report to work on Monday because of torrential rains spawned by Severe Tropical Storm Egay, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). With the state weather bureau warning that Egay (international name: Doksuri) may intensify into a supertyphoon in the next few days, DOLE cited its labor advisory stating that no administrative sanction should be imposed on employees who fail or refuse to report to work due to 'imminent danger resulting from weather disturbances and similar occurrences.

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