Senator Sherwin Gatchalian proposed on Saturday, May 8, deductions to taxes imposed on workers who have been telecommuting to make up for their expenses for working at home. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Gatchalian issued the call as he cited the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said there is a necessity for Filipinos to own their own bank account or become a virtual wallet holder so more people can engage in cashless transactions. Since digital payments have been the norm since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic started last year, Gatchalian...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday urged state economic managers to allocate more funds for the education sector in next year’s proposed national budget to help the sector’s recovery from the negative impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Gatchalian said the government...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged on Monday, May 3, the Department of Education (DepEd) to also address issues on the implementation of the mother tongue-based education and other approaches under its K to 12 program. (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) Gatchalian issued the appeal after DepEd announced in...
The government should exhaust all means to assist small businesses that have been affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to prevent further job losses, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Saturday, May 1. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Gatchalian issued the appeal as the country...
Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy has no right to call for an accounting of donations in community pantries as these, unlike government funds, are private initiatives, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday, April 26. Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, April 26, admitted he was among the senators who voted in favor of the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), a presidential task force established to provide a whole-of-nation approach to combat insurgency....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday expressed fears that the upcoming power outages next month could affect the government’s rollout of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. According to Gatchalian, there is a strong possibility several parts of Luzon would be experiencing rotational brownouts...
The Senate will pursue a review of the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) despite the gag order on Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr. and Lorraine Badoy—who are spokespersons for the agency. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made this assurance even...
The high cost of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology has been hobbling targets of massive rollout of smart meters in the country, because many Filipino consumers would not be able to afford any abrupt technology shift. According to Jaime Jose Aboitiz, executive vice president and...
Alarmed by the spate of car manufacturing plants closures in the country, automotive parts manufacturers are strongly recommending to the government to make a solid support for the electric vehicle (EV) sector and the jeepney modernization program in the country. Ferdinand Raquelsantos,...
