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Senator Joel Villanueva described the overtaxation concern on Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) as unfounded, saying its poor regulation has contributed to mounting social concerns such as rising property prices and an increase in criminality and illegal activities. In a statement, Villanueva expressed support for the move to impose taxes on this particular sector of […]
Improving the youth sector in terms of political representation, education and employment has been a key legislative priority of lawmakers in the Philippine Senate as seen in the youth-centric measures it had passed, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Speaking at the 6th Forum of Young Parliamentarians in Belgrade, Serbia, Villanueva shared to the body of […]
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), which is touted as the country’s largest labor union, thanked Senator Joel Villanueva for refiling the Security of Tenure bill (SOT) or the “End Endo Bill” which was vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte. “We also urge the President to certify it as urgent again.” “We thank Senator […]
The growing support for the Security of Tenure bill among Cabinet members shows the government’s determination to put an end into the practice of illegal labor contractualization, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez recently gave his support for the Security of Tenure measure, a move that Villanueva described as a “vote of […]
The congressional bicameral conference committee has approved a measure that would grant restaurant and hotel employees 100 percent access to service charges collected from customers. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate committee on labor, employment and human resources development, said the bicam panel agreed to adopt Senate Bill 1299, which proposes that restaurant and […]
There is a special provision in the proposed 2019 national budget that prohibits the Bureau of Immigration from issuing special work permits to aliens amid the influx of illegal foreign workers in the country, Senator Joel Villanueva said. In an ambush interview following the Senate hearing on the rise of foreign illegal workers in the […]
Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing for the inclusion of a special provision requiring the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to first coordinate with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) before issuing special working permits to foreigners who intend to work in the Philippines for less than six months. According to Villanueva, this is consistent with […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has welcomed the signing into law of his bill which allows employees in the private sector to telecommute or work-from-home. RA 11165 or An Act Institutionalizing Telecommuting as an Alternative Work Arrangement for Employees in the Private Sector encourages employers to adopt telecommuting – a work arrangement that allows an employee to […]
Senator Joel Villanueva, vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, welcomed the recent passage of free technical-vocational education bill on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The counterpart version, Senate Bill No. 1431 or the proposed Tulong Trabaho Act, was approved on third and final reading in the Senate on May […]
Senator Joel Villanueva on his birthday led the turn over of 158 housing units from the National Housing Authority (NHA) to the informal settler families of Bocaue, Bulacan. Villanueva said families who live in waterways and flood-prone areas were prioritized to be relocated at Bocaue Hills AFP-PNP Housing, Barangay Batia in Bocaue, Bulacan. The turn […]