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TESDA SHOULD LISTEN, ADAPT TO NEEDS OF LABOR MARKET – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva has challenged the technical-vocational sector to listen and adapt to the needs of the labor market so that students appreciate its value as they navigate their careers. In a privilege speech, Villanueva outlined an action plan that tweaks the education and training systems to respond to the demands of the changing labor […]

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TULONG TRABAHO LAW GUARANTEES JOBS FOR TECH-VOC SCHOLARS – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva hailed the signing of the “Tulong Trabaho” Law which seeks to provide free access to Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs. The law sets up a fund that finances scholarships of workers to training programs as needed by the industry, explained Villanueva, principal author and sponsor of Republic Act No. 11230 or […]

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VILLANUEVA TO DUTERTE: SIGN THE TULONG TRABAHO BILL

Senator Joel Villanueva urged President Rodrigo Duterte to sign the Tulong Trabaho bill that seeks to provide free access to technical-vocational (tech-voc) education amid a recent report which revealed that educated Filipinos comprise almost half of the unemployed population in the country. Based on the JobsFit 2022 Labor Market Information (LMI) Report of the Department […]

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HOUSE OKs TULONG-TRABAHO BILL – VARGAS

Competency competitiveness of the Filipino labor force will soon be enhanced as the House approved on second reading the Tulong-Trabaho Act. The proposed “Tulong-Trabaho Act” as embodied in House Bill 8139 and principally authored by Rep. Alfred Vargas (5th District, Quezon City), seeks to strengthen the qualification of the nation’s workforce to meet the challenges […]