Senators on Wednesday, January 25 urged the government to ramp up programs that are aimed at generating local employment so that more overseas Filipino workers (OFW) would choose to stay in the country than work abroad where they could be harmed.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the gruesome mu
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
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Friday, January 6 said the continuous decline of Philippine unemployment rate is a welcome development as the country begins the New Year.
“This shows that our hard work is paying off, especially since we have seen the downtrend in unemployment numbers sta
The priority measures enumerated by President Marcos during his inaugural State of the Nation Address were tackled yesterday during the first meeting of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council under his administration.
Senator Joel Villanueva has urged the government to provide long term solutions for job generation in order to address the high poverty incidence in the country.
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Villanueva made the statement after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)