The creation of a Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control will help improve the government’s response whenever there is a health crisis similar to the COVID-19 pandemic happening again in the country. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made the remark as the country observes the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has cautioned Filipinos on a recently discovered GCash scam ahead of the start of SIM card registration on Dec. 27. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Facebook) Gatchalian cited a fraudulent email apparently coming from GCash Promotions advising recipients that their...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has renewed his push for a bill seeking to accelerate the installation of free public internet connection in public schools nationwide. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill No. 383 or the proposed Digital Transformation in Basic Education Act as Vice President and Department of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants to strengthen sexuality education to sustain the gains of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, or RH law, including the drop in teenage pregnancies. In a forum organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now pushing for the establishment of a national traffic enforcement and management center that would oversee the implementation of an efficient road safety policy and traffic administration. Gatchalian said it is imperative for the government to put in place a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, December 20 urged the Bureau of Customs (BOC) ramp up its modernization program by achieving full digitalization and investing in new technology to arrest the rampant smuggling happening at the country’s ports. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, December 19 assured that the National Academy of Sports (NAS) will receive adequate funding support under the recently approved P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. Gatchalian said the funds appropriated for NAS will make sure its operations are not...
As the world celebrates World Arabic Language Day today, Sunday, December 18, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian pushed for the institutionalization of the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) in all public and private basic education schools outside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
By Diann Calucin President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. joined the local government of Valenzuela City led by Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian in the launch of the city’s “Kadiwa ng Pasko” caravan at Malanday National High School covered court on Saturday, Dec. 17. Mayor Gatchalian...
The House of Representatives has sent a "strong message" on its commitment to ensuring sustainable socio-economic development and progress in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Valenzuela City 1st district Rep. Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) This, according to Valenzuela 1st...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, December 11, sought an assessment of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) modernization program amid the influx of smuggled products in the country. Recently, BOC agents have seized more than P63-million worth of frozen goods from Hong Kong and China. Also last week,...
The P5.268-trillion national budget ratified by Congess will include support for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) that will benefit thousands of Filipino learners. (This photo was taken in Quezon City by the DepEd in September 2021.) Senator Win Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on...
