Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (top photo, right) meets Philippine College of Occupational Medicine Inc. (PCOM) officers, led by PCOM National President Anna Sofia Victoria Fajardo (bottom photo, right), to discuss initial plans for the forthcoming celebration of the first Occupational Medicine Week from March 18 to 21, 2023. Proclamation 1316, series of 2022 declares every third week of March as Occupational Medicine Week. Under the proclamation, DoLE is directed to promote the observance of the week through the Occupational Safety and Health Center in coordination with relevant nongovernment organizations and professional associations. Laguesma is joined by Labor Undersecretary for Workers’ Welfare and Protection Benjo Santos Benavidez (top photo, left) during PCOM’s courtesy visit at the DoLE headquarters in Intramuros, Manila on Jan. 16, 2023.