FACTORY CLOSURE Workers gather outside the Philippine Sanjia Steel Corp. facility in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, early June as police secure the area during Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro’s visit following a National Bureau of Investigation raid that temporarily shut down the plant. —RYAN D. ROSAURO
MANILA, Philippines — Several business organizations have thrown their support behind the government’s investigation into Philippine Sanjia Steel Corp., the Chinese-run firm whose Misamis Oriental plant was shuttered after radioactive materials were found within the facility.
In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the groups, including the Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (Pisi), expressed “serious concern” over the issue, saying it warrants an investigation that should be conducted “thoroughly, lawfully and objectively.”
They said the case has gone beyond alleged labor and regulatory violations and now raises broader questions about regulatory oversight, public safety and national security.
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