Unlike her camp, Malacañang was not readily open to the idea of President Duterte teaming up with Vice President Leni Robredo for an infomercial, saying she should clarify her stand on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines first. Vice President Robredo and President Duterte (FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL...
Vice President Leni Robredo is open to appearing in an infomercial with President Duterte to encourage the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vice President Robredo and President Duterte (FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) The Vice President's spokesman Atty. Barry...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, May 20, suggested that President Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo team up on a public service announcement to allay the apprehension of people on receiving COVID-19 vaccines. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo)...
Angelo Kouame is now a naturalized Filipino after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law his papers. (SBP Images) President Rodrigo Duterte approved the naturalization of Gilas Pilipinas player Angelo Kouame after the Chief Executive signed into law the papers that made the center eligible to...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, May 16 urged the government to use the P19.445 billion unused calamity funds under the 2020 and 2021 budget to finance the immediate repair of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) which caught fire early morning today. “The PGH should be repaired in the same...
Senator Joel Villanueva has called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other concerned agencies to prepare their interventions for the local hog industry following the declaration of a state of calamity due to the African swine fever (ASF). Hog raiser Val Ruiz is in disbelief that 28 of his...
The Senate labor committee wrapped up on Monday, May 10, its deliberation on the proposed creation of the Department for Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL). Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) Senator Joel Villanueva, committee...
Senator Joel Villanueva commended on Wednesday, May 5, Secretary Silvestre Bello III for turning down the Philippine National Police's (PNP) proposal to require police clearances in labor transactions. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Bello, in a reply...
Senator Joel Villanueva has shared the concern that the Hong Kong government's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for all domestic workers would be discriminatory against overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Overseas Filipino workers who were quarantined for weeks wait for flights back to their home...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, May 4, called on the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to sustain its “one-strike” policy against immigration officers (IOs) and personnel found to be involved in human trafficking activities. Villanueva made the appeal to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente during the...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday, May 3, hailed as a "good news" the inclusion of COVID-19 in the list of diseases compensable by the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC). Workers wearing face masks ride atop a truck in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/MANILA BULLETIN) The chairman of the Senate labor...
Senators on Sunday threw their support to the proposed P24-billion wage subsidy program for private sector workers targeted to help small and medium business struggling with the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “I support the proposed wage subsidy for private sector workers. The...
