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The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, chaired by Senator Joel Villanueva, tackled on Wednesday a proposed measure providing free access to programs and training of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Villanueva’s Senate Bill No. 1318 or the “Tulong Trabaho Act of 2017” is said to democratize the access […]
Senator Loren Legarda has expressed optimism that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) would help the country overcome the threats of climate change and poverty by building sustainable and resilient environment through its financial aid and technical assistance. In a dinner reception for Ambassador Howard Bamsey (GCF Executive Director) and Mr. Javier Manzanares (GCF Chief Financial […]
The proposed emergency powers sought by the Executive to solve traffic could clear roadblocks in completing the common station project that has been delayed for several years, Senator Grace Poe said today. In a television interview, Poe, chairperson of the Senate committee on public services and principal sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1284 or the […]
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has filed a bill to ensure minimum wage earners get the pay as well as all the benefits that they deserve. Alvarez said he filed the bill to curb the illegal practice of private sector employers of non-compliance with the proper and appropriate payment of minimum wage to their workers. “Failure to […]
Senator Sonny Angara said the recently passed green jobs law will help create employment opportunities for displaced miners in the wake of the closure of 23 large-scale mining firms in the country. During the Senate labor committee hearing on the employment transition plan following the closures, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina […]
Sen. Win Gatchalian wants a comprehensive performance audit of at least 20 foreign-funded government projects to examine the financial and legal risks the government is exposed to in relation to these undertakings. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, asked the Commission on Audit (CoA) to conduct a special review of the contracts, […]
Financially challenged students stand to benefit from the proposed free tuition in state colleges and universities (SUCs), according to Sen. Bam Aquino. Sen. Bam is the principal sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1304 or the “Free Higher Education for All Act”, which is currently being tackled in the plenary. “Matutulungan ng panukalang ito ang mga […]
The time has come to foster greater competition in the domestic renewable energy industry to lower electricity costs for consumers, Senator Win Gatchalian declared on Monday. “Swift technological developments have brought us to the point where renewable energy sources can match the production and cost efficiency of conventional power sources such as coal, hydro, and […]
In anticipation of the country’s ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Senator Loren Legarda today said that the convergence of all government agencies is crucial in addressing the impacts of climate change and transitioning towards a low carbon economy. “Now that all key agencies have expressed their concurrence in the government’s ratification of […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III wants to bolster the police’s crime-fighting capabilities and discipline among the ranks through a “Balikatan-type” agreement with countries known to have advanced crime-solving and -fighting techniques. Pimentel, in a press statement today, did not rule out the United States, but said the annual military exercises between the US and […]