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PROBE UNCOLLECTED TAXES FROM POGO WORKERS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a resolution to probe the uncollected taxes from registered and unregistered foreign workers, including those engaged in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry, as well as related issues on the effective implementation of Philippine tax, immigration, and labor laws. In filing Senate Resolution No. 89, Gatchalian, noted that the […]

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ENSURE 80% OF EMPLOYED BY FILIPINO EMPLOYERS ARE PINOYS – VILLANUEVA

With the influx of foreign nationals in the local labor market, Senator Joel Villanueva said Filipino employers should give Filipino workers preferential treatment over foreign workers. Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, said Presidential Decree No. 442, or the Labor Code of the Philippines, should be amended to […]

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GIVE PRIORITY TO FILIPINO JOBSEEKERS – VILLANUEVA

Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development chairperson Senator Joel Villanueva slammed government agencies for their lack of monitoring and negligence in allowing the influx of illegal Chinese workers in the country. Villanueva underscored that there is a clear neglect on the part of government agencies to promote the preferential use of Filipino […]