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...
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...
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...
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...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Citing the lack of studies on the use of mother tongue-based education in a multilingual setting prior to the policy’s implementation, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian described the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) in the Philippines as an...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will mete out administrative penalties on transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) if it cannot provide justifiable explanation or grounds why it had been swamped with project delays. “The ERC required the NGCP to explain why it...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian raised anew the need to establish evacuation centers in all cities and municipalities amid the persisting restiveness of Mayon volcano in Albay. Gatchalian, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, pointed out...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, June 23 urged the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) management to address the bottlenecks along the expressway. A week since the toll increase in the NLEX took effect, Gatchalian said regular users of the toll road still...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he is optimistic that the Philippines has the potential to boost its reputation as a shopping destination. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) This, once the proposed measure...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 14 said he is optimistic that the bill seeking to provide a value added tax (VAT) refund for non-resident tourists would be would approved on third and final reading by the Senate when it resumes regular sessions next month. Gatchalian, chairman of the...
