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Senator Joel Villanueva urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to answer unresolved issues and controversies as the agency is set to increase contributions this June. “Ngayong magtataas sila ng singil, dapat rin nating singilin ang PhilHealth ng sagot sa mga isyu na natalakay natin noon sa mga hearing sa Senado. Ano ang mga hakbang […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the positive forecasts for the Philippine tourism industry by the latest economic impact report from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), and said that the Filipino tourism workforce should be ready to address the resurgence of the sector. Villanueva urged the Department of Tourism (DOT) to develop a roadmap with […]
Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing to increase the monthly social pension of senior citizens to P1,000, saying that it is the least the government can do for a sector that is one of the worst-hit by the pandemic, the rising cost of fuel, and inflation. “The current P500 monthly allowance is not enough for the […]
Senator Joel Villanueva said that the next administration should pay particular attention to growing the country’s digital economy at this time when the economy is opening up as cases of COVID-19 decrease. “All sectors of the economy are expecting to bounce back from the pandemic. While the next administration will have its hands full protecting […]
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) should ensure that the proposed modified Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or number coding scheme could address the economic cost of congested Metro Manila traffic under Alert Level 1. This was the call from Senator Joel Villanueva after the MMDA posted its proposals to modify the traffic coding […]
Senator Joel Villanueva backed calls that fuel subsidies to public utility vehicles be taken out of the election public spending ban list. “The call of the hour is to step on the gas in distributing this aid, and not to step on the brakes,” Villanueva said. The veteran legislator also said that the similar distribution […]
The government will be “saving billions, educating millions, employing thousands” should it equip its buildings, including schools, with solar power systems, Senator Joel Villanueva said. Villanueva made the call as he noted the big jump in the government’s electricity bill, from P34.58 billion in 2017 to P40.06 billion in 2019. “To put this in perspective, […]
Senator Joel Villanueva urged authorities to stop text scammers from taking advantage of the government’s roll out of “ayuda” to those hard-hit by the spike in prices of fuel and basic goods. “We’re seeing a new surge of text scams. Parang epidemic po ito, may panibagong wave. This time, scammers are riding on the government’s […]
Senator Joel Villanueva called the country’s biggest railway project “a huge job generator” which should prompt the country’s schools to offer railway engineering and technology courses. Villanueva said the Philippine National Railways South Long Haul project (PNR Bicol) would require trained and skilled manpower to run and operate it. The government should start a national […]
Senator Joel Villanueva expressed hope that more future passers of medical board tests will come from the ranks of Doktor Para sa Bayan Act scholars, as he congratulated the country’s 1,427 new doctors. Despite the addition of the March 2022 licensure examination passers to the ranks of doctors, Villanueva said their total number is still […]