The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has confirmed that the third party auditor contracted by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) submitted spurious documents, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, February 10. Gatchalian said this...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, February 6 has sought an inquiry on the state of education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said the inquiry primarily seeks to address the low enrollment in BARMM...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution calling for a congressional inquiry on the status of the implementation of Republic Act 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, noting the alarming incidence of bullying in the country despite the existence of the law. Gatchalian, chairman of the...
New York-based Soleil Chartered Bank (SCB) is denying it issued a bank certification to a local firm that was procured by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to be its third party auditor to handle financial matters of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). SCB issued the...
Valenzuela City 1st district congressman-turned-Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian paid a courtesy call to House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, Feb. 1. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution urging the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to conduct a separate investigation on the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.’s (PAGCOR) alleged anomalous procurement of a third party auditor in charge of determining the gross revenues of Philippine...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto listed down on Wednesday, Feb. 1, the reasons why he believed installing Rex Gatchalian as Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was a good move for the administration. Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto (Facebook) “For one, he...
The Senate Committee on Basic Education is prepared to endorse the Department of Education’s (DepEd) request for a higher salary for guidance counselors in schools to ensure that the country’s youth have sufficient access to mental health programs, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday,...
More than half of Filipinos believe the lack of classrooms is the top issue that the Department of Education (DepEd) should immediately address. This was shown on the results of the Pulse Asia survey conducted on 1,200 respondents that was commissioned by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairperson of the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged local government units (LGUs) to pursue zero illiteracy among their constituents. Gatchalian has been pushing for the National Literacy Council Act or Senate Bill No. 473 which seeks to assign Literacy School Boards (LSBs) as de facto local literacy councils....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is batting for social protection for freelance workers in the country as the sector is expected to sustain growth moving forward. “Freelancing has become a significant career choice, especially among our young workers even before the Covid-19 pandemic. With the expected...
Surveys show that majority of Filipinos believe that the presence of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country is harmful to the Philippines, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, January 26. Gatchalian cited a survey conducted by Pulse Asia from November 27 to December 1,...
