MANILA — Senator Camille Villar, the youngest senator of the 20th Congress, has recently filed a bill seeking stronger protection for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers. The earthquake that hit the province of Cebu last week underscored the urgency of the measure as she called out Cebu-based firms that forced employees back to work amid the recent disaster.
Disaster Preparedness
Senator Camille Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, asserted the Senate’s commitment to tackling the country’s most pressing environmental and climate challenges as she led the organizational meeting and initial hearing of the said committee on Wednesday.