SECRETARY JOEL VILLANUEVA along with TESDA employees attended the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 79th year foundation anniversary which was led by Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz and where President Noynoy Aquino was the guest of honor and keynote speaker. President Aquino lauded DOLE and TESDA in his speech for the achievements in the respective agencies. TESDA is an attached agency of DOLE.

“Dagdag pa rito, nariyan po ang Training for Work Scholarship ng TESDA, sa pangunguna po ni Joel Villanueva [na] nandito po—at dahil mas bata siya sa akin, palagay ko marami pa siyang gagawin para sa bansa [applause] (ibig sabihin po n’on, marami pa akong ipapagawa sa kanya dahil ako po’y nakakatanda, puwedeng makiusap doon sa nakakabata)…”

-President Benigno S. Aquino III

“Sa TESDA, may choice ka.” – SECRETARY JOEL VILLANUEVA