(MANILA STANDARD) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday backed the passage of a proposed measure seeking equal employment opportunities for indigenous peoples (IPs). The CHR welcomed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1026 authored by Senator Jinggoy Estrada which aims to address the issues of poverty and inequalities affecting members of indigenous communities by providing…
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(ABANTE) Aatasan ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na magpaliwanag hinggil sa inulat ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sa kanyang State of the Nation Address (SONA) sa 95 porsiyentong employment rate sa bansa. “I will have to consult with the officials of DOLE and I will ask my staff…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed Senate Bill No. 2276, seeking to mandate the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda to design and implement technical-vocational education and training (TVET) programs for rehabilitated drug dependents. Estrada, who is also the chairperson of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development,…
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The country’s employment rate continues to improve since the last quarter of 2022 based on the figures presented by the Philippine Statistics Authority. Mula sa 4.5% o 2.24 milyong unemployed na mga Pilipino noong Oktubre 2022, bumaba pa ito sa 4.2% o 2.18 milyon base sa pinakahuling survey ng PSA. Kung susuriing maiigi at ayon…
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Senator Jinggoy Estrada is pressing the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) to settle the unpaid back wages and benefits of employees of state-owned People’s Television Network and IBC-13. Estrada made the appeal after finding out during Tuesday’s organization meeting of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media that while Congress…
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THE buzzword nowadays is “rightsizing.” It started when President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. used the word in his inaugural address, saying he will reorganize the government bureaucracy. People heard this as cutting the organizational chart to size, or having the right size of personnel complement to run the government. Every administration in the nation’s recent history…
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