Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, July 8 said the country’s professional licensure system should remain as Filipino professionals would have a hard time making it to local and international job markets if they do not pass the board examinations. Villanueva, who chairs the Senate Committee on...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, July 6, called for teamwork among the government's education agencies to address the issues in the education sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) The...
Partylist lawmakers have proposed a congressional inquiry into the failure of government to spend Bayanihan 2 funds notwitstanding the urgency of the implementation of programs to be financed by the allocation. Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva and fellow CIBAC Partylist Rep. Domeng Rivera filed...
Senator Joel Villanueva said Friday, July 2, urged the government to prepare the necessary funds and contingency measures to avert any possible effects of the eruption of Taal Volcano to the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines and the efforts to reopen the economy. Senator Joel...
‘Find your happy face’ (36x72 Acrylic on Canvas 2021) If there is a common thread among our pandemic story, it is the sense of loss. During its initial months, we were all confused. Even our leaders were exploring possible things to do, making our early at-home life less comfortable and more...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, June 30, called for the proper implementation of the recently-signed executive order (EO) on the government's employment recovery strategies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Villanueva issued the appeal as he welcomed...
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, June 28, chided the Department of Labor and Employement (DOLE) for supposedly failing to regularly conduct labor inspections in television and movie production outfits. Senator Imee Marcos (Senate of the Philippines) At the hearing of the Senate labor committee on the...
"Simpleng tao, walang yabang, nag-aaral." These were the words used by Senate Minority Leader Frankiln Drilon to describe former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, who, he added, had always made sure that he would not violate laws in every decision he made. President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III...
Members of former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III's Cabinet gathered on Friday night, June 25, to pay their last respects for the Philippine's former chief executive. Clad in yellow, black, white, and wearing face masks, the president's former Cabinet members posed for a photo for the last...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) commemorated its 19th anniversary on Friday, June 25, with a wreath-laying ceremony at its National Headquarters in Quezon City to honor the agency’s fallen comrades. PDEA logo In his speech, PDEA Director-General Wilkins Villanueva recognized the...
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director-General Wilkins Villanueva warned on Wednesday, June 23, that the agency may have no choice but to divulge the courts that have yet to grant their requests for search warrants on suspected dens of drug personalities. “Siguro papangalanan na natin...
Threatening to arrest people over their refusal to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 will not solve the hesitancy among Filipinos of receiving the jab, Senator Joel Villanueva said. A Manila resident receives a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine during the inoculation drive at a school in...
