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Gatchalian bats for P79m for child dev’t scholarships

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is advocating for a budget of P79 million to provide scholarships for child development workers (CDWs) who have only completed high...

Extra P58m sought for teachers’ council

SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian seeks additional P58 million for the Teacher Education Council (TEC), a body tasked with improving the quality of education and training...

Gatchalian: Proactive approach on POGO workers

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called on the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to take a proactive approach, canceling the alien employment permits issued to...

Extra P500-m funds to power up schools

THE Senate Committee on Finance has granted the request of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian to augment the Department of Education’s (DepEd) funds for school electrification. The...

Gatchalian says let LTO handle controversial SUV case

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian did not deny nor confirm that the controversial sports utility vehicle (SUV) bearing license plate No. 7 was connected to him...

Senator regrets PH’s poor PISA rating

SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian has expressed concerns over the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results which indicated that the Philippines ranked 76th out...

Gatchalian asks NEA to ensure ECs compliance to ECERF law

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to ensure all electric cooperatives (ECs) comply with the requirements of the Electric Cooperatives Emergency...

Gatchalian tells ERC to set RCOA in motion

SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to expedite the implementation of the Retail Competition Open Access (RCOA) at the...

Gatchalian proposes to expand, change Adopt-a-School Act of 1998

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is proposing amendments to the Adopt-a-School Act of 1998 to enhance the connection between educational institutions and industries, particularly in the...

Gatchalian: ERC can raise power rates

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian flagged a decision made by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to forgo the fifth regulatory reset of Meralco’s distribution rate, covering...

NPC urged to cut subsidy for off-grid power consumers

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian asked state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) to reduce the universal charge for missionary electrification (UCME) subsidy to help bring down electricity...

Cybersecurity should be national security concern, says Gatchalian

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to consider cybersecurity as a national security concern in the absence of...

Fill 46,700 DepEd vacancies — Gatchalian

The Department of Education (DepEd) has 46,703 vacant positions, and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants them filled as soon as possible. Gatchalian said 58 percent or...

Solons issue ultimatum for Guo to reveal the truth about POGOs

Lawmakers from both houses of Congress warned the detained Alice Guo to come clean on all she knows about the shady world of Philippine...
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