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Healthcare workers who have been affected by the deployment ban should be referred to the ongoing emergency hiring effort of the Department of Health, according to the Bayanihan 2 bill that the Senate ratified recently. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, said the bill also expands the coverage of assistance programs of […]
A two-year drought in deployment of Filipino seafarers looms large on the horizon unless the government makes drastic interventions such as the reopening of more airports and seaports to expedite the movement of Filipino seafarers while minimizing their risk of being infected of COVID-19, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. When the Senate labor committee resumes […]
The Senate recently approved on third and final reading a bill declaring May 18 of every year as the National Higher Education Day to commemorate the founding anniversary of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Senate Bill No. (SBN)1216, under Committee Report No. 85 or the National Higher Education Day, was approved with 19 affirmative […]
The cost of testing workers for COVID-19 should be charged to PhilHealth since both employer and employee shared in the mandatory monthly contributions to the state health insurer’s fund, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, sought to ensure the effectiveness of infection control by assisting employers to comply with […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has reiterated his call for the government to mandate the conduct of regular, randomized testing in the workplace for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed that the majority of COVID-19 cases are from the working age groups. Data from the health department showed that as […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has asked the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to provide companies with all necessary assistance to help them adjust to the New Normal and prevent deeper job cuts. As workers continued to be retrenched, Villanueva cited the possibility of the government helping factories […]
The P5-billion supplemental budget the government released to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will go a long way in its continued effort to repatriate overseas Filipino workers displaced by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee said the latest fund release, which Labor […]
The 16.5% contraction of the economy in the second quarter of the year–the worst recorded in nearly three decades–should serve as a warning for policymakers not to rely on lockdowns alone to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva asked the government to consider implementing […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has filed measures seeking to give essential personnel both in the private and public sectors hazard pay, given the risks faced by these workers, especially during this time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic where virus transmission is very high. Citing the plight of sanitation workers such as street sweepers and garbage […]
The P1 billion allocated to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) under the Bayanihan 2 bill would go a long way in training displaced workers and returning overseas Filipino workers, said Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva said it was high time for the agency to step up to the enormous task of retooling or […]