IKOT.PH
With the country again experiencing El Niño, a lawmaker has urged communities across the country to continue planting trees to help mitigate the harsh effects of the weather phenomenon. “Hinihikayat natin ang ating mga kababayan na patuloy na magtanim ng mga puno sa kanilang komunidad para maibsan ang epekto ng El Niño,” Rizal 4th District […]
The chairperson of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Labor and Employment expressed concern over the results of a report concerning graduates of the “pandemic generation.” “The results of the report, while expected, are troubling, and we in government should actively work to address the gaps that have been identified,” Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles has expressed his support for a pending bill that seeks to fund the legal education of aspiring lawyers in state universities and colleges (SUCs) in exchange for working in the government for two years after they pass the Bar exams. “A legal scholarship law would help in addressing our […]
One of the authors of a law protecting children against online sexual abuse and exploitation has urged the government to devote more resources towards tackling the issue. “We have already come up with the law. Now we have to cough up the needed resources to ensure that we successfully implement the law and fully realize […]
The chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee urged the government to “exhaust more measures and enlist more allies” in the fight to eradicate child labor in the country. “More and more children are being forced to work since the pandemic. We need to exhaust more measures and enlist more allies so […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the Department of Education for its efforts to protect teachers from falling prey to loan sharks by providing them legal and financial advice. “Magandang hakbang ang planong ito ng DepEd sa pangunguna ni Vice President Sara Duterte upang maprotektahan ang ating mga guro laban sa mga loan shark […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles said that Filipino workers can soon enjoy a better working environment with the recent passage by the House of Representatives on third and final reading of various bills promoting their welfare. “Nagagalak tayo na naipasa na ang mga panukalang batas na dininig ng ating komite na layuning isulong ang […]
Looking for an activity for friends and family for the holidays? “Plant trees.” “What better way to celebrate the message of love and hope that Christ’s birth symbolizes than by planting trees, which is an act of compassion that we do, not only for ourselves, but for others?” This is what Rizal 4th District Rep. […]
Four bills which seek to protect certain labor groups, have hurdled the third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles, who chairs the Committee on Labor, lauded the passage of House Bills 988 (Increasing the Service Incentive Leave of Workers Act), 924 (Barangay Skilled Workers Act), 227 (Caregivers […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles said he is optimistic that government offices, private businesses, and other places of work in the country would readily and widely adopt International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 – the first international treaty on violence and harassment in the world of work – once it is ratified by […]