Press Release
August 25, 2020

Sen. Revilla: Maximizing borderless international community will benefit PH tremendously

Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. on Tuesday stated that maximizing the potentials brought about by a borderless international community will be very rewarding for the country.

He filed S. No. 1778, "Enhancing the Regulation on Employment of Foreign Nationals and Transfer of Technology," under Committee Report No. 105 as a viable means to boost the labor and employment industry in achieving such goal for local workers, industries, and the economy as a whole especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the author of Senate Bill No. 458 which was incorporated in the said Committee Report, Revilla expressed his full support for the noble intent of the proposed legislation

Presidential Decree No. 442 otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines allows the employment of non-resident aliens or foreign nationals under certain conditions.

"To be able to take full advantage of this provision, this proposed measure seeks, among others, to include a new section in the Labor Code which will require foreign nationals who were issued with employment permits to implement an understudy or skills development program," Revilla said.

Revilla added that through such program, Filipinos will be recipients of transfer of technology and skills which will allow them to eventually perform the job done by the said foreign national.

A measure of similar nature was approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives in the previous Congress and was transmitted to the Senate but did not prosper into becoming a law.

"Ngayon na naihain na po ang panukalang batas na ito sa plenaryo, naniniwala po ako na sa maipapasa na natin ito sa lalong madaling panahon. Pinapahalagahan at sinusulong natin ang proteksiyon para sa ating mga manggagawa at ang pagpapaunlad ng kanilang kaalaman at kakayahan. Lalo na sa panahong ito na kailangan nating tugunan ang mga hamon na dala ng COVID-19 sa ating ekonomiya, ito ang pagkakataon na dapat nating paigtingin ang mga polisiya at programa na tutulong sa atin upang bumangon at manatiling matatag sa kabila ng mga pagsubok," Revilla said.

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