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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) delays in reimbursing private hospitals for treating members of the state health insurer will make it harder for hospitals to retain critical manpower, Senator Joel Villanueva said. “You can have hospital beds but without medical staff, those beds are reduced to pieces of furniture.” “This is also a jobs […]
While the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) annual budget has increased over the past years, Senator Win Gatchalian said the agency should address the persistent high rates of jobs-skills mismatch among Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET or tech-voc) graduates. Using TESDA’s Individual Graduate Tracer Surveys for the years 2013, 2014, and 2017, the […]
The chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Labor and Employment thumbed down the policy of making coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination a mandatory condition for work being implemented by some businesses. 1PACMAN Party-list Representative Enrico Pineda said the “no jab, no job” policy requiring a person to be vaccinated so that he or […]
Senator Joel Villanueva underscored the pivotal role of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the government’s efforts to get millions of unemployed Filipinos back to work after suffering job loss during the pandemic. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, said TESDA’s proposed P14.5-billion budget for next year was crucial in providing […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which aims to put in place a mechanism that will help address the adverse effects of the current pandemic and similar future events to our workforce. The proposed measure provides for 28 paid quarantine leave benefits per year equivalent to the daily wage rate of affected workers in […]
Given the ingenuity and craftsmanship of the Filipino workforce, Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the promotion, importation and restoration of vintage cars and motorcycles in the country. Gatchalian, in filing Senate Bill No. 2396 or the proposed “Vintage Vehicle Regulation Act,” expressed belief that vintage car restoration can spur economic activity in the micro, small […]
The Senate is rushing legislation that will put a “mantle of protection” on some 1.5 million freelancers and gig economy workers whose numbers ballooned during the pandemic. Senator Joel Villanueva, the labor committee chair who is spearheading the codification of their rights, said freelancers are the most vulnerable from abuse and exploitation. Part of the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the government should continue pouring in funds for COVID-19 response measures addressing the ongoing health crisis as well as income and job generation programs in the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget next year. “Ang taong 2022 ay COVID-19-year pa rin. Dapat tutukan pa rin natin ang paglaban sa COVID-19 kaya ibig sabihin […]
A French company pledged ₱1.5 Billion in investments for a shipyard project in the Philippines that may potentially create 500-600 direct and indirect jobs. This was revealed during the 9th Philippine-France Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting held recently where high-level economic discussions and commitments forged on bilateral cooperation covering agriculture, civil aviation, aeronautics and space, […]
Senator Grace Poe sought increased livelihood programs for the country’s greying population which they can do at home to help tide them over the coronavirus pandemic. “With their depth of experience and knowledge gained through the years, there is no doubt that senior citizens will make an integral contribution to economic development,” Poe said. The […]