In a bid to address the rising incidence of financial account scams, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill prohibiting money mules and other fraudulent acts committed involving financial accounts providing penalties and for other purposes. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill 2407,...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian ordered the Disaster Response and Management Group (DRMG) on Tuesday, Aug. 29 to immediately dispatch food packs to flood-affected areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. DRMG Assistant Secretary Marlon Alagao said they are...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the government should address illicit trade in order to generate higher revenue collection and provide some relief for its limited fiscal space. Gatchalian made the appeal during the recent Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) briefing in the...
Developing more renewable energy (RE) projects in the country is key to bringing down the cost of electricity and ensuring power supply sufficiency for the Philippines. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian pointed this out as he urged the government to take advantage of RE to address the...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to have its own charter to give the regulatory body more teeth in addressing industry issues such as the delays in the National Grid Corporation of the...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero (Facebook) The chairman of the House Committee on Poverty Alleviation said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should have "realistic standards" in delisting families from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assured that relief assistance will continue to be provided to families affected by the Mayon Volcano’s unrest after receiving a donation of 300 metric tons of rice from the Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has emphasized the need for the government to put in place an agriculture information system (AIS) to help farmers increase their productivity and assure adequate food supply in the market even with severe weather disturbances. Gatchalian has filed Senate...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (left), DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has credited his predecessor, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, for ordering the...
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Screenshot from YouTube live) The budget hearing of the Department of the Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was terminated faster than usual on Thursday, Aug. 17 due to a case of "parliamentary courtesy". DSWD...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has issued a memorandum reiterating the Commission on Audit’s (COA) guidelines on budget parameters for the conduct of workshops, seminars, training, and other official activities. The memorandum was the result of an...
The government should come up with a comprehensive contingency plan to ensure rice supply in the country is sufficient and will counter its rising price. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan attends the Development Budget Coordinating Council's (DBCC)...
