Senator Raffy Tulfo confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 6, that a senator's relative was the passenger of the sports utility vehicle (SUV) bearing plate number “7” that was caught using the EDSA busway and tried to run over a Department of Transportation (DOTr) enforcer. In a press conference, Tulfo,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, November 1, welcomed the reinstatement of Monalisa Dimalanta as chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) saying the move bodes well for the energy sector. Malacañang has reinstated Dimalanta to her post since the Ombudsman has already...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, October 31 called on the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to ensure that all electric cooperatives (ECs) are compliant with the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) law in order to mitigate the impact on power supply of...
The Philippines is "doing better" in addressing food poverty, President Marcos said as he cited the drop in the number of food poor families in the country. “We are doing a better job of feeding people who need it,” Marcos said during a sectoral meeting in Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, Oct. 29....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured that the national government has ample stocks of foods packs readied for distribution for those affected by Typhoon Kristine. Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian (center) speaks to the media during a Palace briefing on the...
(Unsplash) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian assailed the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) decision to forgo the fifth regulatory reset of the Manila Electric Company's (Meralco) distribution rate, which covered the period of 2022 to 2026. In a...
Senator Pia Cayetano led a review of the decades-old Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 on Thursday, Oct. 17 I a bid to strengthen the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Senator Pia Cayetano (Senate PRIB) She says this is in response to the pressing need to review and update...
Senators on Friday, Oct. 18, hailed the signing into law of Republic Act (RA) 12028 or the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Act which seeks to accelerate learning recovery and address the education gaps worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. In his speech during the ceremonial signing...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) stands by its claim that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) neglected thousands of referrals from the OVP. OVP satellite office in Cebu City (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) This was contrary to the claim of DSWD...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is looking to file a bill that seeks to decouple the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) roles as both system operator and network transmission provider in a bid to address national security concerns. “I truly believe that the system operation of the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a measure that would allow graduates of accredited teacher education centers of excellence that achieved a consistent rate of at least 80 percent in the last five years to submit a portfolio showing the attainment of professional standards for...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian denied that the agency turned down requests from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for financial aid such as the Assistance to Individuals In Crisis Situations (AICS). Gatchalian had this to say during the hearing of...
