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NOGRALES BACKS FREE LEGAL EDUCATION BILL

Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles has expressed his support for a pending bill that seeks to fund the legal education of aspiring lawyers in state universities and colleges (SUCs) in exchange for working in the government for two years after they pass the Bar exams. “A legal scholarship law would help in addressing our […]

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MORE MEASURES TO STOP ONLINE ABUSE OF KIDS URGED

One of the authors of a law protecting children against online sexual abuse and exploitation has urged the government to devote more resources towards tackling the issue. “We have already come up with the law. Now we have to cough up the needed resources to ensure that we successfully implement the law and fully realize […]

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NOGRALES URGES MORE MEASURES VS CHILD LABOR

The chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee urged the government to “exhaust more measures and enlist more allies” in the fight to eradicate child labor in the country. “More and more children are being forced to work since the pandemic. We need to exhaust more measures and enlist more allies so […]

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PLAN TO PROTECT TEACHERS VS LOAN SHARKS LAUDED

Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the Department of Education for its efforts to protect teachers from falling prey to loan sharks by providing them legal and financial advice. “Magandang hakbang ang planong ito ng DepEd sa pangunguna ni Vice President Sara Duterte upang maprotektahan ang ating mga guro laban sa mga loan shark […]

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NOGRALES: BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR PINOYS SOON

Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles said that Filipino workers can soon enjoy a better working environment with the recent passage by the House of Representatives on third and final reading of various bills promoting their welfare. “Nagagalak tayo na naipasa na ang mga panukalang batas na dininig ng ating komite na layuning isulong ang […]

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RIZAL REP PUSHES FOR CHRISTMAS TREE PLANTING

Looking for an activity for friends and family for the holidays? “Plant trees.” “What better way to celebrate the message of love and hope that Christ’s birth symbolizes than by planting trees, which is an act of compassion that we do, not only for ourselves, but for others?” This is what Rizal 4th District Rep. […]

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LABOR BILLS FOR WORKERS’ PROTECTION GETS HOUSE OK

Four bills which seek to protect certain labor groups, have hurdled the third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles, who chairs the Committee on Labor, lauded the passage of House Bills 988 (Increasing the Service Incentive Leave of Workers Act), 924 (Barangay Skilled Workers Act), 227 (Caregivers […]

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NOGRALES POSITIVE ON ADOPTION OF ILO C190 IN PH

Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles said he is optimistic that government offices, private businesses, and other places of work in the country would readily and widely adopt International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 – the first international treaty on violence and harassment in the world of work – once it is ratified by […]

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USE OF TUPAD WORKERS AS FOREST RANGERS LAUDED

Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the government for tapping beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program for the country’s national greening program. The Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources recently signed a memorandum of agreement to mobilize TUPAD beneficiaries as forest rangers. […]

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GOV’T MUST DECIDE ON POGO REGULATION – NOGRALES

The government will have to decide whether it can root out the bad to preserve the good in the Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) industry. This was what House Committee on Labor and Employment chair and Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles had to say after his committee’s first meeting on Wednesday on an inquiry, […]