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Senators on Thurday, July 29, again called for an amendment of the country’s tax code to provide a “permanent” solution to the erroneous interpretation of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act.

Senate leaders on Monday, July 26, promised to act on President Duterte’s call for the passage of a law that would create the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos (DMWOF).

Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, July 25 called on the government to bring its COVID-19 vaccination drive to people in temporary shelters to make sure these evacuation sites would not become potential “super spreader” events.

Senator Joel Villanueva on Saturday, July 24, asked authorities to come up with a mass transportation plan in light of the rainy season and the threat of the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Senator Joel Villanueva is calling on the Department of Health (DOH) to step up its hiring of health personnel by taking in nurses who recently passed the licensure exams.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III could not help but call out Presidential spokesman Harry Roque’s “inaccuracy” in asking Congress to pass the bill addressing the abusive practice of contractualization in businesses.

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri disclosed on Monday, July 19, the he and five other incumbent and former lawmakers are planning to campaign together in the 2022 elections as what he called the “Performance Team”.

Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday, July 19, called on his colleagues in the Congress to pass the bill that would protect freelance workers after the reported suspension of a number of food delivery riders who demanded better salaries.

Senator Joel Villanueva said that he will be disappointed if the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) indeed failed to utilize the funds allocated for education amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Senator Joel Villanueva confirmed on Thursday, July 15, that he is considering running for reelection next year.

The Department of Education (DepEd) should also consider freeing up some of the teachers’ workloads as it works to decongest the current basic education curriculum, Senator Joel Villanueva said.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

“Simpleng tao, walang yabang, nag-aaral.”

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.