Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, August 22, called on schools to implement mechanisms that would shield students from mpox. Gatchalian made the call following the detection of the first mpox (formerly monkeypox) case in the Philippines this year. The case reported on...
The Senate will pursue the filing of perjury charges against dismissed mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping, despite reports that she has already fled the country. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Senate’s legal department is now building up an “airtight” case against...
The camp of dismissed mayor Alice Leal Guo or Guo Hua Ping should show actual proof she has not left the Philippines, two senators said on Tuesday, August 20. Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros said the Senate is simply doing its lawful job when it issued the arrest order...
The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) should intensify its mechanisms and programs aimed at preventing any incidences of hazing inside the campus. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made the pitch as he welcomed the decision of the Baguio City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 5 on the 2019...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, August 18 said it is imperative for lawmakers to scrutinize carefully the additional subsidy being asked by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). PhilHealth, the senator noted, is asking an additional subsidy of P70-billion for 2025...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has highlighted a Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) official’s support for his measure promoting the mental health and well-being of the country’s...
Two senators welcomed the Office of the Ombudsman’s order for dismissal from service of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo for grave misconduct over her “willful attempt to violate the law” as a public official. Guo has been linked to the illegal activities of Philippine...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now eyeing amendments to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act or Republic Act No. 11934, to combat fraud and scamming activities by perpetrators. “It is incumbent upon the government to safeguard unwary or unsuspecting Filipinos from any harm...
A bill seeking to allow Filipinos with dual citizenship to join public higher education institutions (HEIs) as faculty, researchers, or administrators has been filed in the Senate. Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Joel Villanueva jointly filed Senate Bill No, 2733 which seeks to amend Section...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should not stop its investigation on individuals and groups involved in the issuance of fake birth certificates, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, August 8. Gatchalian, who earlier discovered that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is a...
Eight out of 10 Filipinos are open to the proposal banning the use of mobile phones in schools, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, August 6. A Pulse Asia survey commissioned by the Office of Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian shows that 76% of Filipinos support cellphone ban in schools. The...
(Unsplash) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian insists that discontinuing mother tongue use as medium of instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 3 will serve the best interest of the country’s learners and teachers. In a statement Saturday, Aug. 3,...
