Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, May 29 said the National Peoples Coalition (NPC) should expel Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo due to her alleged links to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in her municipality. “Ako, personally, from what I’m seeing and this is my...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, May 29 urged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to enhance its information dissemination campaign on the changes brought about by the Ease of Paying Taxes Act, particularly on the issuance of invoices in place of official receipts to ensure that taxpayers...
It was another round of ‘madness’ for millions of Filipino consumers before the strike of midnight on Thursday (May 23), as most parts of Luzon grid had been tormented with one to 1.5-hour rotational brownouts. In the franchise area of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) alone, more than 487,000...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, May 24 took the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to task in penalizing power-generating plants that may have breached their reliability index. Gatchalian’s call came in the face of looming rotating power outages,...
(Unsplash) Warning against complacency amid the scorching summer, Senator Sherwrin Gatchalian told local government units (LGUs) on Saturday, May 11 to be wary of possible fires under the prevailing warm weather. The senator made...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has advised graduating senior high school learners taking the technical-vocational-livelihood (TVL) track to undergo the free assessment program in a bid to improve their...
At least two senators welcomed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s call to accelerate moves to revert to the old school calendar by next year. In an interview, Marcos had agreed there is a need to shift to the old school calendar in order to counter the effects of the...
(Unsplash) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is prodding the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to come up with more granular and location-specific heat indices that will help schools and local...
Senators on Wednesday, May 1 welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) “aggressive” stance to revert to the old academic calendar for school year 2024-2025 in response to the public clamor. “I support this ‘aggressive option’ to revert to the old academic calendar in...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, April 25 said he is keen on filing a measure that would ban the use of cellular phones and other gadgets during classes. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said he would propose the implementation of such policy at the...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Noting that El Niño could have "devastating" effects on local agriculture--particularly on rice supply--Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has asked the government to fast-track the delivery of financial support...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, April 7 renewed his push for the mandatory designation of lifeguards in public swimming pools and bathing facilities. Gatchalian noted that during the recent Holy Week alone, there were 37 people, including 12 minors, who died of drowning. In...