MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration’s special visa scheme for foreign employers has created almost 20,000 jobs for Metro Manila residents since it was launched last year.
In his report to BI Commissioner Marcelino Libanan, BI legal officer Cris Villalobos said nearly 20,000 residents of Metro Manila were hired by 126 foreign businessmen availed themselves of the agency’s special visa for employment generation (SVEG) program. A total of 86 dependents also received SVEG visas.
The government launched the SVEG last year that grants indefinite stay to foreigners and their dependents with investments in business enterprises employing 10 or more regular and full-time Filipino workers.
Villalobos, who heads the BI-SVEG one stop shop, said the government has earned more than P5 million since the program was launch in April last year. – Helen Flores, Philippine Star
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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