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If businesses can operate at limited capacities, limited face-to-face classes should also be allowed. Senator Win Gatchalian made this call as he pitched the idea of holding limited face-to-face classes through ‘purok workshops’ in areas with little or no transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). For Gatchalian, holding these “purok workshops” can help address persisting […]
Senator Win Gatchalian broached the idea of realigning some of the P200 billion subsidies appropriated for 2021 to losing government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) to augment funds needed in pandemic and calamity response efforts. Being a high-risk country in experiencing natural calamities, Gatchalian emphasized that the Philippines should always prepare for any disasters that occur […]
With the Senate set to deliberate on the P4.506-trillion national budget for 2021, Senator Win Gatchalian said he will push for the restoration of funds for public school teachers’ medical benefits. Despite the limitation on resources, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts, and Culture emphasized it is crucial to maintain, not […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan advised the estimated 20,000 farmers and fishers affected by Typhoon Rolly to avail themselves of the Department of Agriculture’s zero-interest loans and crop insurance payouts. “Merong nakalaang pera ang DA para sa ganitong mga sitwasyon. Every farmer can borrow P25,000 in zero-interest Survival and Recovery Loan payable in 10 years. The Philippine […]
With the country taking a battering from different disasters every year, Senator Dick Gordon reiterated his call for the government to stockpile and preposition equipment and supplies in strategic locations for faster disaster aid response. Gordon, who is also chair and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross stressed that having equipment and necessary supplies pre-positioned […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the government should seriously consider constructing permanent disaster-resilient and fully-equipped shelters for evacuees during natural calamities. “Experience has taught us, like the harrowing super typhoon Yolanda, to rethink our strategies in emergency preparedness and invest in sophisticated early warning systems to mitigate the number of casualties,” Gatchalian said. “The exigency of […]
Amid the celebration of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week recently, Senator Win Gatchalian urged public and private schools to boost their initiatives against misinformation, especially those that concern the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Since the country’s more than 25 million learners are more exposed to various media because of distance learning, Gatchalian said […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros welcomed the decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to extend its “no disconnection based on non-payment” policy until the end of this year. “Magandang balita ito para sa ating mga konsyumer na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa nakakabangon sa pinsalang dala ng pandemya,” Hontiveros said as ERC released its advisory directing […]
Senator Pangilinan urged Malacañang to order the creation of a task force to be headed by the Department of Justice to look into the presence and activities of Chinese nationals in the country. Pangilinan made the pitch as he raised alarm on the possibility of the foreign nationals’ “soft invasion” in the Philippines with the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Finance (DOF) to provide sufficient budget and spare taxpayers from being choked by new borrowings to fund next year’s implementation of the Murang Kuryente Act. Gatchalian learned that less than 20 percent or only P8 billion of the P46 billion requested by the Power Sector Assets and […]