By Junex Doronio
MANILA — With their common goal to further enhance the capabilities and performance of the employees of the lower chamber of Congress, House of Representatives Secretary General Reginald “Reggie” Velasco has lauded the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) as they inked their Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).
Velasco, who recently signed the MOA on behalf of the House of Representatives, credited Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez for the idea of collaborating with TESDA.
Velasco underscored that Romualdez told him “to find ways of increasing the fringe benefits of the (House) employees, congressional staff and everybody working in Congress, including their dependents.”
For his part, TESDA Director General Suharto Mangudadatu, who was a former Sultan Kudarat 1st district Representative, noted that the collaboration is also an opportunity for TESDA and the House to provide opportunities to the unemployed, underemployed, out-of-school youths, and to those belonging to the marginalized group to become productive and self-sufficient.
Baguio City Rep. Mark Go, the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education chairperson said the collaboration with TESDA is crucial for continuously advancing in life, with upskilling and adopting a life-learning stance, regardless of age.
(el Amigo/MNM)
