The law that encourages employers to allow telecommuting or the so-called “work from home” arrangements was meant to actually address the worsening traffic situation in the Philippines. Sen. Joel Villanueva (Senate PRIB Photo) Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva pointed this...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has urged the government to step up efforts to reskill and upskill Filipinos to give them wider employment opportunities. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva (Senate PRIB Photo) During the briefing of the Development Budget Coordinating...
While the dip in Philippine employment rate is unfortunate, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said he believes that the country has big prospects in the coming years. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva (Senate PRIB Photo) According to the Philippine Statistics...
The Senate should “seize the moment” by heeding President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s marching orders to finally pass the proposed Department of Water Resources Management (DWRM) bill. “Water deserves serious focus and consolidated effort,” Sen. Grace Poe said after...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Thursday, July 13, sought congressional passage of his bill seeking financial aid for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to enhance their competitiveness and make them a sustainable backbone of the Philippine economy. "Marami po sa ating MSMEs ang...
The Senate will monitor if the automatic deactivation of non-registered Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) could help address and contribute to reducing, if not eliminating, text scams and other cyber-related crimes, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, July 12, said....
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has filed a bill which sets living wage as a standard to determine the minimum wage. Senate Bill No. 2140 proposed an amendment to the wage fixing criteria in the Labor Code of the Philippines to put living wage in the front and center in the determination...
Senators on Friday, June 30 said the current minimum wage that has been set by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in the National Capital Region which is at P40 is too low for a Filipino family to live on decently. "Hangad natin ang sahod na makapagbibigay ng isang buhay na...
More senators have expressed their support to the efforts of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to boost the country’s tourism after it launched the new “Love the Philippines” slogan three days ago. “The Philippines has a lot to offer to become a world-class destination,’’ said Senator...
“So far, so good.” This is the assessment of the first year’s performance of the Marcos administration by Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva (Senate PRIB Photo) “The Marcos administration has clearly set the foundation on the goals...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Tuesday June 27, said legal services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) must be uninterrupted in the formal turnover of the OFW component of the assistance-to-nationals (ATN) functions to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) from the Department of...
MABINI, Batangas – The mayor of this town and his two siblings were arrested after unlicensed firearms were seized from them during a raid by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-National Capital Region in their houses here on Saturday, June 17. The raids...
