Sen. Joel Villanueva(File photo) MANILA-Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva wants the private sector and government agencies to put up a unified program that will generate some 1.7 million jobs annually to address the country's unemployment woes. In his Senate Bill No. 129 or the proposed "Trabaho Para sa Lahat ng Pilipino Act," which establishes the National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) that would set the direction for job creation, Villanueva said the solution must start with the government and private sector to take the same path in combating unemployment. "We hope that through the establishment of the framework for our National Employment Action Plan, and with the help of our co-workers in the government and our partners in the private sector, we can create at least 1.7 million jobs annually," Villanueva said in a statement on Wednesday. He said the establishment of the NEAP will help "navigate the dynamic and ever-changing labor market for the bene
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Bureau of Immigration (File photo) MANILA Six suspected victims of a cryptocurrency trafficking ring were recently intercepted by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Clark International Airport (CRK). According to Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco on Friday, the passengers were about to board a Jetstar flight to Phnom Penh on Jan. 15 when they were accosted and invited for questioning by personnel from the BI's travel control and enforcement unit (TCEU). "They gave inconsistent answers to questions fielded by our officers during interview which raised suspicions that they were merely disguised as tourists but their purpose is to work abroad," he said in a statement. The BI chief added that the passengers pretended to be acquainted with each other, but they could not explain how or when they came to know each other. TCEU acting head Ann Camille Mina reported that aside from giving inconsistent statements, the passengers also presented fake return tickets f
CHEAPER PRICE.Agriculture Assistant Secretary Kristine Evangelista says in an interview on Friday (Jan. 20, 2023) that the drop in the farm-gate price of local onions is being monitored. She said the lower farm-gate price will be felt in retail markets in the coming days.(Screengrab) MANILA-A cheaper price range of onions may be expected next week, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday. During her visit to farmers in Nueva Ecija, DA Assistant Secretary Kristine Evangelista said the farm-gate price has declined as the country nears the peak harvest season. "Bumababa na ang presyo ng farm-gate price dito sa Bongabon (The farm-gate price [of onions] has dropped here in Bongabon). We will have to validate din po ang presyo sa (the price in) Pangasinan and other production areas. But definitely, dito sa Bongabon, sa ating pag-oobserba, bumaba na 'yung presyo (here in Bongabon, in our observation, the price has declined)," she said. Evangelista said the department has
Bureau of Immigration (File photo) MANILA Six suspected victims of a cryptocurrency trafficking ring were recently intercepted by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Clark International Airport (CRK). According to Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco on Friday, the passengers were about to board a Jetstar flight to Phnom Penh on Jan. 15 when they were accosted and invited for questioning by personnel from the BI's travel control and enforcement unit (TCEU). "They gave inconsistent answers to questions fielded by our officers during interview which raised suspicions that they were merely disguised as tourists but their purpose is to work abroad," he said in a statement. The BI chief added that the passengers pretended to be acquainted with each other, but they could not explain how or when they came to know each other. TCEU acting head Ann Camille Mina reported that aside from giving inconsistent statements, the passengers also presented fake return tickets f