Simplify, privatize PCSO operations – Gatchalian

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:32:28 +0000

Simplify, privatize PCSO operations – Gatchalian

To combat corruption within the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian proposed on Monday that the agency’s operations be “simplified” and “privatized.”

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Senate ‘ready’ to deliberate on bill seeking 14th month pay — Villanueva

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:43:55 +0000

The Senate labor committee is open and “ready to hear” the measure seeking to require the private sector to pay their employees 14th month pay, Senator Joel Villanueva said Monday.

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Bolster K-12 program to address jobs-skills mismatch in PH – Villanueva

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:24:27 +0000

Bolster K-12 program to address jobs-skills mismatch in PH – Villanueva

Senator Joel Villanueva has underscored the need to strengthen the K-12 curriculum to address the issue of jobs-skills mismatch and underemployment in the country. 

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3 senators want to head education committee – Sotto

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 10:15:57 +0000

3 senators want to head education committee – Sotto

MANILA, Philippines — Three senators want to get elected as chair of the Senate Committee on Education in the 18th Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Saturday. In an interview over AM radio station DWIZ, Sotto the three contenders as Senators Joel Villanueva and Sherwin Gatchalian and Senator-elect Pia Cayetano. Sotto said Cayetano […]

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3 senators committed to passing security of tenure bill – Bello

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 10:56:31 +0000

3 senators committed to passing security of tenure bill – Bello

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Wednesday that he had already secured the commitment of three senators to pass the security of tenure (SOT) bill by the end of the 17th Congress.

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Lawmaker upbeat on approval of security of tenure bill

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 07:29:26 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – As the nation observed Labor Day on Wednesday, Senator Joel Villanueva said he is optimistic that the Senate will push for the passage of the bill that will put an end to contractualization in the country once Congress resumes session after the May 13 elections.

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Veto of work permits provision in budget disappoints Villanueva

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:46:31 +0000

Veto of work permits provision in budget disappoints Villanueva

Sen. Joel Villanueva on Tuesday expressed disappointment over President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to veto the special provision in the 2019 national budget that seeks to return to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) the sole authority to issue work permits to foreign workers.

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DOLE told to address issue on illegal foreign workers

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:51:01 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) must examine the issue of Chinese laborers working at construction sites in the Philippines, Senator Joel Villanueva said on Friday.

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