Billboards and advertisements imposing age limit on applicants is tantamount to discrimination, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. Assistant Secretary Gloria Tango made the pronouncement during the Senate hearing on the proposed measure to remove age limit for job applicants. “Putting age limit on...

Senator Bam Aquino points the country’s drop in the 2014 World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) to lack of true inclusive growth. “If there is true inclusive growth, our global competitiveness will further improve,” said Aquino, chairman of the Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship. Aquino made the assessment after the country slipped...

Senator Bam Aquino expressed alarm over the reported rampant cyber pornographic activities involving minors in the country. According to Aquino, the Philippines has been listed by international watchdog Virtual Global Task Force as among the top ten countries with rampant cyber pornographic activities involving mostly boys and girls age 10-14....

Amid the rising unemployment rate due to job mismatch, Senator Bam Aquino called on high school and college graduates to try technical-vocational courses because of their high demand on the job market. “We need to adjust to current demands by the labor sector. If we don’t do that, then...

The 23rd World Economic Forum on East Asia, which will be held in the country from May 21-23, plays a vital role to the Philippine economy with the 2015 ASEAN Integration fast approaching. “With the spotlight on East Asia, we should take every opportunity to showcase and promote the...

Alarmed by the spate of accidents involving provincial buses in the past few days, Senator Bam Aquino called on concerned government agencies to intensify inspection and monitoring of provincial buses to ensure safety of travelers. “These accidents are alarming, considering that many of our fellow Filipinos are trooping to...

Senator Bam Aquino has filed a bill seeking to exempt Marginal Income Earners (MIEs), including farmers, fishermen, tricycle drivers, small sari-sari storeowners and other micro-entrepreneurs, from payment of income tax. In Senate Bill 2227, Aquino said MIEs, or self-employed individuals who earn not more than P150,000 annually, should be spared from...

Senator Bam Aquino calls on concerned government agencies to immediately address the rotating brownout in Mindanao, saying it impedes the development of the region. “We cannot accept that businesses are losing millions of pesos everyday. Lost income will lead to loss of jobs and other livelihood opportunities for our...

Senator Bam Aquino has asked the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to consider quality of education in determining whether a tuition fee increase is justified. Aquino made the pronouncement after the CHED revealed that a total of 353 private universities and colleges have filed petitions to increase their tuition...

Tired of graft, corruption and red tape? Register! Senator Bam Aquino encourages the three million youth voters to register so they can exercise their constitutional right to suffrage and be an instrument of change in the country’s political system. “Don’t waste your right to vote. This is one way...

Let’s just work together! Senator Bam Aquino called on concerned government officials to set aside their differences and work in unison to speed up the government’s rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by Typhoon Yolanda. Aquino made the pronouncement amid the reported rift between Yolanda rehabilitation czar Panfilo Lacson and...

We want to build, not blame. With this, Senator Bam Aquino called on stakeholders to work together to make sure consumers get what they’re paying for and give them the best Internet service possible. “It’s about getting all the groups together. In the Philippines, all of our major problems...