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The impending enactment of the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) bill would help employees without a degree take a step up in their professional careers, the chair of the House committee on labor and employment said. This was after the Senate recently passed on third and final reading its version of the […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the DILG for reminding all barangay officials that they cannot deny the use of barangay facilities for government programs and activities, and other public purposes. “Natutuwa po tayo sa mabilis na pagtugon ng Department of Interior and Local Government sa pagpapaalala sa mga kapitan ng ating mga barangay […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles renewed his call for the passage of a bill that would create a body tasked with conservation and management of the 500-kilometer-long Sierra Madre. This, after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called attention to deforestation in the Sierra Madre, which he saw during an aerial inspection over Marikina […]
The chair of the House labor and employment committee urged the government to make training and upskilling programs more easily accessible to Filipinos as a countermeasure to underemployment. This as the country’s underemployment rate increased even as the number of unemployed Filipinos fell to its second lowest rate since April 2005 or nearly two decades […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Friday appealed to the Marcos administration to prioritize the aggressive rehabilitation of the country’s watersheds to help prevent flooding. “Nature is our first line of defense against typhoons. Pero kung patuloy na makakalbo ang mga gubat natin lalo na ang mga watershed, mauulit lamang tuwing bubuhos ang malakas […]
House labor and employment committee chair Fidel Nograles on Friday said he expects Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to tackle blazing labor issues in his state of the nation address (SONA). “Labor is a major sector and one that concerns every Filipino, so I expect that we will hear about his plans to address various issues […]
The chair of the House of Representatives labor and employment committee hailed the approval of a wage hike for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila, saying it will provide “much-needed relief” amid the high cost of living in the capital. “Napapanahon ang wage hike na ito. This will provide much needed and immediate relief to […]
The chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee and Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles emphasized the need for the government to help ex-rebels find a decent means of livelihood to discourage them from again taking up arms against the state. This, as the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) recently said it estimates […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles hailed the government for its efforts to provide employment opportunities to former rebels, as he underlined that doing so is crucial in their reintegration into society. “The livelihood and employment programs extended by the government to former rebels is important so that they could be productive members of the […]
The chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s move to extend the engagement of contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers in government whose contracts will expire in December this year. “Napakaagang pamasko ito para sa ating mga COS at JO sa pamahalaan. Marami-raming […]