Villanueva: EBET Act to boost employment for PH workforce

SENATOR Joel Villanueva, principal author and sponsor of Republic Act No. 12063, or the Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Framework Act, welcomed the signing of the measure as a significant milestone in the country’s effort to address the perennial problem of job-skills mismatch.  Villanueva expressed his gratitude to President Bongbong Marcos for entrusting him with… Read More Villanueva: EBET Act to boost employment for PH workforce

U.S., PBEd, and McDonald’s PH train, provide opportunities to dozens of ​unemployed​​​ youth

MANILA | September 25, 2024—On September 24, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), and McDonald​’​s Philippines celebrated the first 53 trainees who graduated from a jointly offered work-readiness and job-placement program for unemployed youth. The participants were given training on food and beverage… Read More U.S., PBEd, and McDonald’s PH train, provide opportunities to dozens of ​unemployed​​​ youth

Sen. Villanueva: Enterprise-based education and training to boost gov’t effort to address unemployment

REACTING to the decrease in unemployment rate in February, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva stressed the need for an institutionalized enterprise-based education and training program to boost the government’s effort in providing more employment opportunities for Filipinos. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a decrease in the unemployment rate from 4.5% or 2.15 million in… Read More Sen. Villanueva: Enterprise-based education and training to boost gov’t effort to address unemployment

Sen. Villanueva: Full rollout of Trabaho Law to help shore up employment

SENATE Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that he expects that unemployment could be stemmed by the full implementation of the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (TPB) law. Villanueva made the statement after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the unemployment rate increased to 4.5% or 2.15 million jobless Filipinos in January 2024 from 3.6% or… Read More Sen. Villanueva: Full rollout of Trabaho Law to help shore up employment

SM Supermalls job fairs pave way for 2024 career opportunities

SM Supermalls and SM Retail hosted job fairs in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Local Government Units (LGUs), the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) Jobs Group, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT). The job fairs were scheduled on… Read More SM Supermalls job fairs pave way for 2024 career opportunities