For P5,000 ‘fee,’ foreigners easily get Philippine work permit –Villanueva

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:34:59 +0000

For P5,000 ‘fee,’ foreigners easily get Philippine work permit –Villanueva

Some immigration personnel are charging P5,000 per applicant to facilitate the release of special work permits to foreigners

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Villanueva questions legal basis of BI-issued work permits for foreigners

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 10:53:51 +0000

Senator Joel Villanueva is questioning the “legal basis” of the Bureau of Immigration’s issuance of special working permits for foreigners.

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UNTV Cup: Senate rallies past PITC

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 05:34:48 +0000

Games Sunday (Pasig City Sports Center) 3 p.m. – PITC vs Malacañang-PSC 5 p.m. – NHA vs Senate Defending champion Senate recovered from a sluggish second quarter show and beat the PITC, 65-59, at the start of the quarterfinals of the 7th UNTV Cup held over the weekend at the Pasig City Sports Center. The […]

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Villanueva prods gov’t: Ensure workers get ‘legally mandated’ pay, benefits

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:49:12 +0000

Villanueva prods gov’t: Ensure workers get ‘legally mandated’ pay, benefits

Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday said government “should not be remiss in taking care of its own employees.”

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Senators highlight importance of forgiveness, sharing for Christmas holiday

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 03:52:41 +0000

On Christmas Eve, senators underscored the importance of forgiveness, empathy, and humility among the public.

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Villanueva urges regularization of casual, contractual gov’t workers

Senator Joel Villanueva urged the government to assure “security of tenure” for casual and contractual government workers.

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Tesda shuffles directors over fake scholars

Tesda shuffles directors over fake scholars

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has reshuffled its roster of regional and provincial directors in the wake of a Commission on Audit (COA) report that it had spent millions on fictitious training and scholars.

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‘Endo’ bill will stop abuses, says Villanueva

The proposed Senate bill on labor contracting is intended to protect against abusive practices of employers and does not ban all kinds of contracting, according to Sen. Joel Villanueva, the measure’s main proponent.

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