Former senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson teased Senator Sherwin Gatchalian to finally get married in a birthday greeting posted on his personal Facebook page on Saturday, April 6.Gatchalian is celebrating his 50th birthday."Happy birthday! Mag-asawa ka na, Win (Get married, Win)," he said in a Facebook...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian questioned on Wednesday, March 20, the presence of alleged "ghost students" in the country's Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS-VP).Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian seeks to correct the Department of Education's (DepEd) implementation of the Senior High School Voucher...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called on the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to conduct an independent investigation on the validity of a joint venture company operating in Negros Island. Gatchalian, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, was...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for the swift implementation of the government's housing program to help address congestion in urban areas, as he noted that fire incidents usually affect heavily populated areas.(Photo from the Office of Senator Win Gatchalian)Gatchalian made the call as he donated...
Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to integrate digitalization as part of its efforts to alleviate teachers’ workload and relieve them of non-teaching tasks.Gatchalian made this call during a meeting with the Second Congressional Commission on Education...
Senate staff were seen wearing maroon armbands on Monday, Jan. 29 to express support for the upper chamber's rejection of the ongoing push for People's Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution.Maroon colored ribbons are being distributed to the staff entering the Senate on Monday,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has renewed his push for the passage of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2493 or the Revised Magna Carta for Public School Teachers in a bid to improve teachers’ welfare.This, after the Department of Education (DepEd) issued a directive removing administrative tasks from...
Senator Francis Tolentino expressed his belief that once the Archipelagic Sea Lanes (ASL) law is enacted, and eventually accepted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), it can strengthen the position of the Philippines in the ongoing territorial disputes and aggression of adversarial...
French multinational company Schneider Electric is stepping up on its offer of internet of things (IoT) or digital solutions to industries and manufacturing facilities in the Philippines, so they can optimize efficiency in their business operations.According to Atty. Norman Roland Ocana III, head of...
Senators have expressed dismay and concern over the widespread power outage that hit Panay Island, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo as well as Iloilo City, the regional capital of Western Visayas on Jan. 2.Ilonggo Residents leave their houses to seek refuge from a humid night on the second...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for the idea of having at least one public math and science high school in all provinces in the Philippines.According to Gatchalian, this is to help address the stagnation of Filipino learners’ mathematical and scientific literacy, as shown in the latest round...
Sen. Risa Hontiveros expressed alarm over Filipino birth certificates being produced for Chinese citizens through Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which are then used to apply for Philippine passports.Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the hearing inside the Philippine...
