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A P30-million multi-purpose gymnasium and dormitory in Guiguinto, Bulacan was inaugurated Tuesday that will serve as the Regional Training Center of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Senator Joel Villanueva led the inauguration of the new facilities that will benefit the would-be trainees of TESDA from far-flung municipalities in Bulacan. “Libre ang mangarap […]
Senator Joel Villanueva supported the proposal of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to look into implementing alternative work arrangements to address rising fuel costs. “Implementing flexible working arrangements like working from home is one of the best interventions that the government can do because it protects productivity for businesses and workers’ welfare while cutting […]
Government should have a “national strategy” on how to tap the “huge talent pool” made up of hundreds of thousands of overseas Filipino workers who have returned home for good during the pandemic. The call was made by Senator Joel Villanueva after the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the number of registered OFWs shrunk by […]
Skyrocketing gas prices that will make commuting to work more expensive for thousands of call center workers should prompt the government to “temporarily withdraw its ultimatum to BPOs” to end the work-from-home or remote work arrangement of their employees or lose tax incentives, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva said that “rising transport cost is […]
The 45-day public works ban that will take effect on March 25 should be implemented in a way that it “will not affect jobs nor delay the completion of infrastructure projects in calamity areas,” Senator Joel Villanueva said. “Employment should not be a casualty of election. And pandemic recovery should not take a back seat […]
Senator Joel Villanueva said on International Women’s Day that Filipino women should be the driving force of the country’s growth as the Philippine economy is starting to open up. “We still have the lowest labor participation rate for women in the ASEAN region. Let’s break the bias against our working women,” Villanueva stressed. “We need […]
As boat fuel accounts for half of the operating cost of fishermen, the government should increase its planned gas subsidy to them, “to be drawn from windfall tax collection from higher fuel prices,” Senator Joel Villanueva said. “Sa isang pag-aaral, higit sa kalahati ng presyo ng mga isdang dagat tulad ng galunggong ay dahil po […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has warned that the European Union’s (EU) recognition for Filipino seafarers might be revoked if the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is still not properly implemented in the country’s maritime education, training, and certification systems. Villanueva called on the heads of the Maritime Industry Authority […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the news from the Department of Trade and Industry around half a million jobs will be generated with an eased Alert Level 1 restrictions in the country. “This is a loud and clear alert signal for our workforce. The lowering of restrictions as well as COVID-19 cases in the country is […]
Senator Joel Villanueva pushed for the immediate stoppage of e-sabong or online cockfights in the country because of its negative social effects. “E-sabong should not be allowed to operate if we cannot protect our countrymen against the negative social effects of gambling. Money is not the only thing at stake here, but also the lives […]