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Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food chairperson Senator Cynthia Villar said a bountiful harvest of agricultural products will mean lesser need to import them. “Since they are locally available,” Villar noted, “we can provide a ready market for our farmers.” In her speech during the Opening of the Philippine Food and Beverage Expo 2024, the […]
The chairperson of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee expressed his support for a bill that seeks to increase the employability of elderly Filipinos. The Committee on Ways and Means, in a joint hearing with the Committee on Senior Citizens, recently approved the proposed “Employment Opportunities for Senior Citizens and Private Entities Incentives […]
Senator Grace Poe implored concerned government agencies to remain steadfast in creating economic opportunities for more women to find decent jobs. “We need more women in the labor force. They represent a formidable talent pool and an underutilized resource in the world of work,” Poe said as the nation celebrates the International Women’s Month. “Increasing […]
The Provincial Government of Samar launched one of its latest programs centered on human capital development, the JobsNext 2.0 Program, recently at the Tandaya Hall, Catbalogan City. JobsNext is a skills voucher program implemented by Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), in partnership with Citi Foundation. The program aims to equip the workforce with skills for […]
The Philippines posting its lowest unemployment rate since 2005 signals that government efforts to provide jobs to Filipinos are on track, the chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee said. “The 3.6 percent unemployment rate indicates that the government is on the right track in providing jobs to our people as we […]
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the employment rate among the youth, aged 15 to 24 years old, was 86.9%. With that, 13.1% of Filipino youth were unemployed. Youth unemployment is higher than overall unemployment, which is 4.5%. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with TESDA, technical-vocational schools, and the Spanish Red Cross, […]
Two ranking lawmakers weighed in on the sets of economic data reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority, pointing to indicators of strong economic growth and more jobs generation. House Agriculture and Food Committee chairman Representative Mark Enverga noted that with “the last quarter of every year being seasonally the most active and productive. I believe […]
An all-time high number of nursing graduates from the Philippines – 26,972 – took the U.S. licensure examination for the first time from January to September this year in hopes of practicing their profession in America, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on higher and technical education, said. The 26,972 […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DK P.O. Fulfillment Company, Inc. (DKPO), a non-interest financing service to address the development of the Halal industry in the country, particularly for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Pascual emphasized that the development of the Halal industry is […]
A total of 59,740 applicants joined this year’s Government Online Career Fair (GOCF) held from 18 to 22 September 2023. The GOCF, organized by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in collaboration with JobStreet.com, was created to provide a virtual platform for qualified job seekers looking for available opportunities in the government. The Department of Transportation […]