Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has vowed to work with Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian to ensure transparency in the budget process as deliberations on the P6.793-trillion draws near. This, after Gatchalian, who now chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, vowed to ensure transparency in the...
In order to dispel criticisms and lingering questions, the Senate will ensure that the entire budget process would be posted on the government’s website and made available for public scrutiny. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, who now chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, pointed this out saying the...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “WES” Gatchalian has unveiled a series of major flood control projects aimed at solving the city’s long-standing flooding issues. The announcement was made during the first Valenzuela International Progress Summit and Industry Awarding Ceremony held at the ALERT...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has expressed his commitment to discuss possible amendments to the implementation of Republic Act No. 11310, or the law that institutionalized the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The neophyte senator said this after a consultative meeting with Social Welfare...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed nearly 830,000 family food packs to regions affected by recent weather disturbances and is preparing P450 million in financial assistance for low-income families as they recover from the disaster. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian...
DAGUPAN CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Sunday assured disaster-hit communities that there is a sufficient supply of relief goods to support ongoing local government efforts. During his visit to the evacuation center in Bonuan Gueset here,...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian officially declared on Thursday, July 24, a state of calamity in Valenzuela City due to widespread flooding and damage caused by days of heavy rains from the southwest monsoon (habagat), intensified by Tropical Storms Crising, Dante, and Emong. The...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, July 23 called on the government to protect Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) members’ interests at all cost in light of authorities’ investigation into its stock investment decisions. Gatchalian is referring to the Department of Finance (DOF)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is set to file a bill that seeks to penalize companies as well as personalities who are involved in the promotion and activities of illegal online gambling in the Philippines. "Maglalabas kami ng isang batas: Lahat ng kumpanya o tao na konektado sa iligal na online...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he hopes that the upcoming meeting between United States President Donald Trump and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will eventually lead to positive results and a reconsideration of the tariff imposed on the Philippines. This after the Philippine...
ILOILO CITY – Sen. Win Gatchalian urged the government to replicate a program implemented by local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo province to institute educational reforms. “Dapat gawin eto nationwide (This should be done nationwide),” said Gatchalian as he noted he potential of the...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Wednesday, July 9, that while the government is earning from it, the revenues from online gambling are not enough to compensate for the moral decay and the social cost that it brings. "Dapat i-ban yan. Kasi maraming nasisirang buhay diyan (That should be...
