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Joel Villanueva has twice been ordered to vacate legislative posts. In , the Supreme Court ruled that he was ineligible to represent CIBAC and, in , Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales ordered him dismissed from government service after finding him liable for the misuse of P10 million of his pork barrel fund during his last term in the lower house.

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He was elected senator in and has principally authored at least five laws, focusing on education and labor, including the Telecommuting Act. He also principally sponsored the Department of Migrant Workers Act. Citing his Christian beliefs, Villanueva is a staunch opponent of the divorce bill and same-sex marriage. Dahil sa pandemya.

Kailangan tuloy-tuloy ang paggawa at paglikha ng trabaho. As a legislator in the lower chamber, he principally authored Republic Act No. While the Supreme Court noted that the term of office of party-list representatives elected in the May elections was set to expire on June 30, , and the petition will become moot and academic, the Court rendered its June 29, decision on the merits due to its practical value.

The SC granted the petition, set aside the issuances of the House tribunal and declared Villanueva ineligible to hold office as a member of the lower chamber as CIBAC representative. Villanueva won a Senate seat in but more controversy from his time at the lower house reared its head shortly after when Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales ordered Villanueva dismissed from government service after finding him liable for misuse of P10 million of his pork barrel fund during his last term as CIBAC party-list representative.

As senator, he principally authored at least five laws, focusing on education and labor, including the Telecommuting Act. He was also the sponsor of Senate Bill No. Villanueva urged the adoption of the Telecommuting Act in late January , just before the onset of the COVID pandemic in the Philippines and the imposition of related quarantine measures, along with other guidelines to ensure the occupational health and safety of workers such as labor advisories reminding private companies to send home their employees who show flu symptoms.

More recently, he urged the labor department to fully implement the Telecommuting Act as part of the response to the rising cost of fuel. As of February , he also supported blended online and face-to-face classes, citing the ongoing pandemic and the relatively low rate of vaccination among children.