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Senator Joel Villanueva urged the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to allow the private sector to become more involved in its efforts, as the agency needs to revive its enrollment rate which was drastically slashed because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. During a recent hearing on the agency’s proposed 2021 budget in […]
Senator Joel Villanueva urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to immediately craft the necessary guidelines to implement several provisions under the Bayanihan 2 law that are designed to help state universities and colleges (SUCs) implement flexible learning programs and assist displaced teaching and nonteaching personnel, as well as students to cope with the new […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has asked authorities to ensure that hired coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contact tracers are paid on schedule, saying these workers also look after the needs of their families and cannot afford to have debts. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, issued the statement following reports that some contact tracers hired by the […]
Senator Joel Villanueva lamented the decision of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to reject the request of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to allocate P300 million for the Innovation Fund next year as unemployment is projected to remain high as a result of business closures caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We […]
With layoffs still in the horizon as the economy is sputtering back to life and with a still high unemployment rate, the 2021 national budget should fund priority sectors to sustain the recovery, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Citing the 2021 national expenditure program (NEP), Villanueva raised concerns over the marginal increase in the budget […]
The incident involving seven Filipino nurses bound for the United Kingdom who were offloaded by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently because of the deployment ban on healthcare workers highlights how disjointed this policy is, said Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva called on authorities, particularly the Department of Labor and Employment, to immediately sort out the […]
The Senate has passed on second reading the “Doktor Para Sa Bayan” bill that provides scholarships to aspiring doctors, and widens the availability of medical education, as the country seeks to improve people’s access to medical attention, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. The bill seeks to address the gap between doctors and patients as data […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has urged his colleagues in the Senate to pass the proposed Labor Education Act that would require tertiary education institutions to integrate into their general education curriculum the rights of Filipino laborers. In a sponsorship speech, Villanueva said the proposed bill would address the problem of labor rights violations in the workplaces by […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the filing of administrative and criminal charges against Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel who allegedly facilitated the entry of illegal foreign workers who were eventually employed by Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) firms. Villanueva lamented that the surge of illegal foreign workers in the country had been enabled by no less […]
Senator Joel Villanueva is urging authorities to ensure that measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the workplace are strictly observed following the guidelines specified in Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 20-04, that was issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). […]