Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said that Manila Electric Company's (Meralco) franchise renewal will allow scrutiny of the giant utility’s performance. “These franchise renewals, my view always is that we have to use this opportunity to review the performance of the grantee. And that's a good way of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) to crack down on the rampant selling of babies online, particularly on Facebook. In a press briefing, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Authority on Child Care (DSWD-NACC) Executive...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to conduct an aggressive back-to-school campaign that will focus on the almost 11 million out-of-school children and youth (OSCY) in the country. The senator made the call following the release of a report from the Philippine...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian renewed his call to strengthen the involvement of local government units (LGUs) in improving the quality of basic education. Gatchalian said that this is part of the effort to decentralize governance in the basic education sector. His proposal is outlined in the 21st...
Senators are urging the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to look into the alleged sale of degrees to foreign students in Cagayan, with the prices fetching as high as P2 million. Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero urged security analyst and founding president of the International Development and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling on the government to invest in agriculture modernization and irrigation development in a bid to further improve the country’s food security amid steady population growth. “Unless the government embarks on a comprehensive modernization program, it would be...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has cited the results of a new Pulse Asia survey that confirms Filipinos' support for mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. “Muli, nakita nating malinaw ang boses ng ating mga kababayan pagdating sa panukalang ipatupad ang ROTC (Again, we saw the...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian called the spending of more than P7- billion on non-poor beneficiaries of the senior high school voucher program (SHS-VP) a "wastage and leakage." “For me, it’s wastage and leakage. We need to correct this immediately and I plan to raise this during our budget hearing...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian cited the lack of an effective targeting mechanism as the reason for the Senior High School Voucher Program's (SHS-VP) failure to decongest public senior high schools. He noted that by offering vouchers, students can choose from a wider range of schools, including...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an inquiry that will assess the Department of Education’s (DepEd) procurement of textbooks and other learning materials. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, filed Senate Resolution No. 972 following...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called on the government to strengthen its fire prevention measures amid El Niño conditions in the country. Senator Win Gatchalian has called on the government to step up fire prevention measures amid EL Niño conditions in the country as he distributed food aid to fire...
Cleansing from misdeeds as well as review of categorization of the country’s more than 120 electric cooperatives (ECs) are being pushed following reports of less-than-desired operational outcomes of these power utilities. The call was put forward by Senate Committee on Energy Vice Chairman...
