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The Senate adopted on third and final reading seven local bills that seek to rename State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) as well as convert state colleges into state universities. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Committee on Higher and Technical-Vocational Education, expressed his gratitude to the body for the swift passage of the seven bills, […]
As coordination between agencies servicing millions of Filipinos overseas remains a tall order, the proposed Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos (DMWOF) hopes to optimize government service to Filipinos abroad, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, sponsored to the plenary Senate Bill No. 2234, which seeks to establish […]
Easing the joblessness rate hinges on the government’s doubling its present vaccination rate of 162,513, which is the recent seven-day average, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. “The most effective employment formula is the more jabs we administer, the more jobs we create,” said Villanueva, chair of the Senate Labor and Employment Committee. “If we can […]
Instead of enforcing a policy of not naming the brand of COVID-19 vaccine to give to the people, Senator Joel Villanueva encouraged the Department of Health to embark on an extensive education drive to inform the populace of the importance of getting vaccinated, no matter the brand. “Vaccine agnosticism will not work without vaccine advocacy. […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has sought the passage of a major education reform bill that will improve the quality of teaching, “if we are to reverse the heavy damage wrought by the pandemic on the education of our young”. Villanueva said improving teacher education, skills, and proficiency is a must for the Philippines “to navigate a […]
Senator Joel Villanueva appealed to authorities to tap the P19.445 billion unused 2020 and 2021 “calamity funds” to finance the immediate repair of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) which caught fire recently. “The PGH should be repaired in the same way that it treats patients – urgently – and the available balance of the Calamity […]
Designating a drive-thru or mega vaccination site for Mega Manila’s parcel and food couriers could help speed up the utilization of 5.1 million vaccines facing expiry, Senator Joel Villanueva said. This massive riding community has “the wheels and the apps that could vaccinate thousands of these essential workers in a day,” noted Villanueva, chair of […]
Senator Joel Villanueva lauded Malacanang’s declaration of a state of calamity for the entire nation over the ravaging effects of the African Swine Fever, adding that the Department of Agriculture should now focus on concrete measures to eradicate the disease that has severely crippled the local hog industry. “Now the real work begins. This is […]
The proposed Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL) should meet the country’s need of navigating a post-pandemic world that will be very challenging to overseas Filipino workers, Senator Joel Villanueva said. “COVID 19 has changed our economic landscape. If local industries are retooling for a post-pandemic era, then a sector which makes up 10% of the […]
Senator Joel Villanueva urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to sustain its “one-strike” policy against immigration officers and personnel involved in the trafficking of Filipinos, especially women, to foreign countries. “It is important that this policy be sustained,” Villanueva told BI Commissioner Jaime Morente during the joint committee hearing of the Senate committees on labor […]