Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution urging the Senate to conduct a review of the country’s Mental Health Act or Republic Act No. 11036. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) Gatchalian said a Senate inquiry into the law’s...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, July 19 said allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Duterte administration’s brutal drug war is tantamount to admitting that the Philippines is a failed state. “First of all, our justice system is working. Our court system is...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian issued a directive to all regional directors in Luzon to coordinate with Local Government Units (LGUs) officials for the distribution of relief goods on Sunday, July 16, The directive is a response to the impacts of...
Come July 18, the Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD) will roll out the Marcos administration’s “Walang Gutom 2027” program, which would provide P3,000 a month to an initial 50 families in Tondo, Manila. (Noel Pabalate/Manila Bulletin File Photo) A statement from the...
Families affected by the continued restiveness of Mayon Volcano will get cash assistance from the government until next month or until the President says so, a Cabinet member said. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian announced that the emergency cash transfer...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, July 16, expressed his support to the proposed renewal of the Philippines’ participation in the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Amid the celebration of World Youth Skills Day Saturday, July 15, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for more technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs that can provide higher level certifications. Gatchalian cited data from the...
Families affected by the Mayon volcanic eruption in Albay received cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office V (DSWD-Bicol Region). (Photo courtesy of DSWD) DSWD-Bicol Region said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian directed the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has renewed his call for the government to ensure a sustained drop in teenage pregnancies in the country. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) Gatchalian said keeping girls in school...
The Regional offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are on "high alert" as it prepares for the onslaught of Tropical Depression "Dodong."Â In a statement released on July 14, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed all regional offices to be "extra ready" to...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, July 12, called for a review of the franchise tax of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) amid delays in the completion of its 37 transmission projects. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Senate Committee on Energy hearing on the Department of...
Senators on Tuesday, July 11 said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will face scrutiny over its procurement of a luxury vehicle in the upcoming Senate deliberation on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. “We will question (them) during the budget season,” Senate Minority Leader...
