Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, Oct. 11 directed the agency’s operations group to locate and assist the families of two Filipinos killed in the ongoing Israeli conflict. The DSWD chief has instructed Undersecretary for Operations Group...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian cited retired teachers for their service during the 11th founding anniversary of the Lucena City Public Schools Retired Teachers and Employees Association on Tuesday morning, October 10, at the events center of a popular mall in Lucena City, Quezon. The LCPSRTEA thanked...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, October 9 urged Filipino migrant workers in Israel to closely coordinate with Philippine embassy officials in Tel Aviv so they can be accounted for. Go made the call amid the ongoing conflict between Israel’s state forces and the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to step up its efforts against the proliferation of "ghost" and fake receipts. According to Gatchalian, such activities are denting government revenues and adversely affecting micro-enterprises. The senator...
(Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and House of Representatives (HOR) will lead the distribution of rice and financial aid to at least 2.5 million “poorest of the poor” Filipinos in the next two weeks. The distribution of rice and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Oct. 5 assured that concerns about the cleanliness and organization of relief goods in its regional warehouse in Metro Manila would be addressed. This came after the Commission on Audit (COA) observed that the warehouse managed by...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, October 5 said he would soon file a bill that seeks to update the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, or Republic Act No. 4670 to provide them better pay and benefits. Gatchalian said among the new provisions the bill will introduce is the...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Monday, Oct. 2, that the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) could be off and running in the first quarter of 2024. Department of Finance Sec. Benjamin E. Diokno presents the department's proposed consolidated budget of P32.4 billion for...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) ought to have a program that will professionalize barangay workers, including day care workers and teachers. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made this pitch...
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 2224 and House Bill No. 4125 or the proposed Ease of Paying Taxes Act. The bill primarily seeks to amend provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 to simplify the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has confirmed that the Marcos administration plans to provide a cash subsidy of P15,000 to farmers that may be severely affected by El Niño. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the agency is in talks with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for...
The Department of Transporation (DOTr) pointed out on Tuesday, Sept. 26 the need to give better pay and regularize the Security Screening Officers (SSOs) of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) following the alleged theft incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1....
