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Senator Joel Villanueva has called on the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to issue a work advisory for areas in Region 4-A, especially in Batangas to ensure the health and safety of workers as a result of Taal Volcano’s eruption. Villanueva also encouraged employers and their designated safety officers to assess whether there is […]
The government’s emergency repatriation fund lodged in the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) amounting to P65 million should be tapped to finance the mandatory evacuation of Filipino workers and migrants in the Middle East as tensions heighten between Iran and the United States, Senator Joel Villanueva said. Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor, […]
The Senate has begun deliberations into a proposed measure that expands the use of a fund meant to help overseas Filipinos facing legal distress in their places of work abroad. Senator Joel Villanueva sponsored Senate Bill No. 1233, which seeks to expand the use of the Legal Assistance Fund (LAF) that the government taps to […]
Revenues from freelance work in the Philippines has grown 35 percent in 2019 according to the 2019 Global Gig Index, but Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) admits that workers in the sector lack protection afforded by the Labor Code. Senator Joel Villanueva has highlighted the predicament of freelance workers who are prone to exploitation […]
Following reports that Filipino students are lagging in terms of reading comprehension, and in math and science, at least three senators have offered proposals to improve the learning and academic performance of young Filipinos. The Philippines scored the lowest in reading comprehension according to the results of the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) […]
The Service Charge Law intends to distribute fully the fee collected from restaurants, hotels, and resorts, among other establishments, to workers who provide the service regardless of whether their employment status is regular or contractual, clarified Senator Joel Villanueva, the measure’s principal author and sponsor. While thanking the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in […]
Senator Joel Villanueva stressed the importance of including Good Moral and Right Conduct (GMRC) and character building activities in the K-12 curriculum. Villanueva said Senate Bill 860 also known as the Comprehensive Values Education Act aims to educate the whole person. “We should put value in Values Education,” the veteran legislator said. “There is a […]
Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing for the creation of food banks and soup kitchens nationwide to combat hunger and malnutrition in the country. In filing Senate Bill No. 344 or “Pagkain Para sa Lahat Act,” Villanueva expressed hope that surplus food produced by restaurants, food manufacturers and other food establishments will not go to waste […]
The transportation crisis now crippling commuters in Metro Manila should prompt labor regulators and employers to use alternative solutions such as implementing telecommuting to maintain worker productivity, said Senator Joel Villanueva. “We want to create more options for our employees to fulfill their duties while minimizing the need to go out of their homes and […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) should seriously consider the privatization of the operation and maintenance of the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) to avoid disruptions in operations. Gatchalian said the LRT-2 is the only remaining segment among the three existing LRT and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) lines that has yet to […]