MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial candidates Loren Legarda and Jinggoy Estrada have expressed support for labor policies of the Duterte administration and vowed to improve them should they win in the May polls.
The returning senators, both in the ticket of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr.-Sara Duterte tandem, specifically cited the programs and policies of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for local workers and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Legarda said she would push for institutionalization of the DOLE’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) if elected senator.