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Senate eyes OMB phaseout, cites irrelevance

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday expressed support for phasing out the operations of the Optical Media Board (OMB), citing the obsolescence of the industry...

Gatchalian bill eyes regulation of AI in PH

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said he is developing a bill that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the Philippines. He cited...

Business group urges open bicam budget deliberations

Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), an industry-led advocacy group, is calling for increased transparency, including open bicameral conference committee deliberations, in the final stages...

Crack down on diploma mills, Gatchalian urges CHED

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to crack down on diploma mills and substandard graduate programs that exploit...

‘Reallocate medical aid fund to boost zero balance billing’

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday proposed reallocating part of the P49-billion budget for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) to...

Senate mulls cut in 2026 P6.7-t national budget

The Senate may pass a budget bill for 2026 that is lower than the P6.7-trillion National Expenditure Program submitted by the Executive branch, Senator...

More science schools with new PSHS law

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday said no qualified student should be denied access to quality education following the signing of the Expanded Philippine Science...

Gatchalian vows to block AKAP funding, others

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday said he will oppose the funding of programs he considers ill-conceived, including the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita...

Senate impeach court likely to vote on VP Sara’s motion to dismiss

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian believes the Senate impeachment court will vote on the arguments of Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp seeking to junk the impeachment...

Gatchalian urges DOH action on disease spread in PAOCC detention

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday called on the Department of Health to swiftly contain the reported spread of contagious diseases among Philippine offshore gaming...

Gatchalian: Senate in ‘uncharted’ waters with impeachment remanded

With no precedents guiding its actions on Tuesday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Senate of the 19th Congress is treading ‘uncharted territory’ by voting to...

Senate panel seeks hike in vape, tobacco taxes

Smuggling and rising vape use among adolescents prompted the Senate to press for higher excise taxes on tobacco and vapor products, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian...

24m Pinoys ‘functionally illiterate’

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian disclosed yesterday that over 24 million Filipinos aged 10 to 64 are functionally illiterate, while 5.8 million are basically illiterate. Gatchalian presented...

Gatchalian laments recent incident of youth-on-youth violence

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday condemned the recent fatal stabbing of two Grade 8 students in Las Piñas, calling it a "clear sign of...
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