Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, February 6 has sought an inquiry on the state of education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said the inquiry primarily seeks to address the low enrollment in BARMM...
Did Erwin Tulfo foreshadow a full-time return to ACT-CIS Party-list? Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Last week, Tulfo posted on Facebook pictures of himself participating in what appeared to be an outreach program of the popular party-list. "MASARAP PONG BALIKAN ANG IYONG PINAGMULAN (It feels good to go...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution calling for a congressional inquiry on the status of the implementation of Republic Act 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, noting the alarming incidence of bullying in the country despite the existence of the law. Gatchalian, chairman of the...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian holds his first press conference with the media at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (Photo courtesy of DSWD) Alleviating hunger, enhancing disaster response, and streamlining social...
New York-based Soleil Chartered Bank (SCB) is denying it issued a bank certification to a local firm that was procured by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to be its third party auditor to handle financial matters of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). SCB issued the...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian held a public consultation with the commuters about a route modification in a bus terminal in Barangay Paso De Blas in the city on Thursday, Feb. 2. This was after the mayor received some complaints from the commuters regarding the modification of a...
This early, Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Almario believes that his erstwhile colleague Rex Gatchalian could become "the best secretary DSWD has ever had". Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Almario (left) and DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) Almario, in a statement Thursday,...
Rex Gatchalian spent his last day at the House of Representatives Wednesday, Feb. 1 as he had to vacate his seat upon being appointed as Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary by Malacañang. From left to right: San Jose del Monte City lone district Rep. Florida Robes, DSWD...
Valenzuela City 1st district congressman-turned-Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian paid a courtesy call to House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, Feb. 1. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian (FACEBOOK) The newly appointed Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is hoping to revive the food stamp program to reduce hunger among poor Filipinos. In an ANC interview on Thursday, Feb. 2, DSWD...
A special election is not yet certain in Valenzuela City after First District Representative Rex Gatchalian vacated his post on Tuesday, Jan. 31, to be the new secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia talks during a press conference...
A "revved up" disaster response and digitalization of transactions were among the marching orders of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to newly appointed Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) In a TeleRadyo...
