The Philippines' foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that one of its nationals had died while working at a resort south of the capital Doha. It said its embassy was "working with legal authorities to ascertain more details of his passing".
Buying and installing the equipment are the major cost factors, which can be recovered in a few years.
A leading industry chamber on Wednesday said it estimated the three-day shutdown by traders in the national capital to have cost Rs 7,000 crore (Rs 70 billion) in terms of business loss.