The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to improve the quality of teacher education and training in the country. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2152 or the Teacher Education Excellence Act would be a “major step out of an...
Two senators on Monday, Sept. 20 welcomed President Duterte’s directive to conduct limited face-to-face classes in areas with minimal risks for COVID-19 saying it is a significant step forward in the efforts to restore normalcy in the country’s education sector. “We expect that that the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has also appealed to local government units (LGUs) to give the public and business establishments enough time to prepare for the granular lockdowns to be enforced in their areas. Barangay tanods stand guard at a street in Pasay City on August 16, 2021, as the area is...
Senators on Sunday, Sept. 19 have expressed their support to the government’s plan to pilot a limited face-to-face classes saying this will enable the government to gradually reopen physical classes in a controlled environment. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Basic...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he is upbeat there is still hope that the country can achieve total electrification of all households by 2022. This was after the Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1928 or the proposed Microgrid Systems Act on Monday, September 13. The bill...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, September 11, pressed the government to allow as soon as possible limited face-to-face classes in the country as he cited long-term effects of school closure on children and national development. Lack of gadgets and unreliable internet connection are just...
The Departments of Health and Trade and Industry should put in place mechanisms that would make sure testing laboratories will comply with the reduced price cap for real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or swab tests, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, Sept....
Senator Richard Gordon deserves to keep his post as chairman of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) because he served his position with competence especially amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Under Gordon’s leadership, Gatchalian said the PRC was...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday called for the abolition of the Philippine International Trade Corporation (PITC) and the Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (DBM-PS) to prevent government agencies from developing a bad habit of parking funds within these two agencies....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged the government to start preparing local government units (LGUs) for the proper rollout of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to minors. Gatchalian made the call following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of Moderna vaccines for the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian recalled his term as a mayor of Valenzuela City in proposing to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte that he be her running mate in the 2022 elections. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Gatchalian previously admitted that he discussed with Duterte his plan to run for vice...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the Department of Health (DOH) should clamp down on persons who produce fake unified vaccination certificates and impose stiffer penalties against them to protect the public against such fraudulent acts that could endanger their safety. Senator Sherwin...
