Manila, Oct. 22 -- The Department of Labor and Employment-National Capital Region (DOLE-NCR) has issued a work stoppage order (WSO) against the contractor of a construction site in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig City, after an accident that killed a construction worker and injured several others early this week.

According to DOLE-NCR Director Sarah Buena Mirasol, the WSO was issued on Tuesday.

"Yes, on Oct. 21, 2025, DOLE-NCR issued Work Stoppage Order against the contractors for the installation of vertical reinforcement bar at the construction site," she said in a text message to the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday.

The DOLE official clarified, however, that the order only covers the area where the accident happened last M...