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Now that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Act has been signed, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the government anew to use the law to ensure the efficient distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). Five million more poor families have been added to the list of beneficiaries who will […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to have dialogues with parent-teacher associations (PTAs) to address lingering concerns in the roll-out of the Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) for Schoolyear (SY) 2020-2021. Gatchalian emphasized that dialogues should adhere to practices that protect oneself and the others from the coronavirus, such as social distancing […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to start implementing the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) Law to ensure that the permitting process of power generation, transmission, and distribution in the Philippines will remain unimpeded as the country remains in quarantine. Gatchalian, who is the principal author of the EVOSS Law at […]
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has spotlighted the urgency of a new and highly responsive executive department for Filipinos overseas, the ACTS-OFW Coalition of Organizations said Wednesday. “We’ve seen how the government has been overwhelmed by the coinciding pleas for help from distressed Filipino workers both here at home and abroad, leaving many of those […]
Amid the issues raised over the planned opening of classes on August 24, Senator Win Gatchalian has sponsored a bill that will authorize the President of the Republic to set a different date for the start of the school year nationwide or in selected areas during a state of emergency. Senate Bill No. 1541, which […]
As Metro Manila and other highly urbanized cities are gearing for further easing of restrictions on movement and the return to work for even more people, Senator Sonny Angara said testing for COVID-19 should be ramped up already in order to avoid another outbreak of the disease in the country. Until such time that more […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the country’s largest distribution utility, to come up with a separate bill that is more transparent and will be very clear to the consumers, following mounting complaints of a sudden surge in supposed electricity consumption for the month of May. During a recent Joint Congressional Energy Commission […]
Balancing the need to revive the economy amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with the need to provide workers with protection and safety, Senator Dick Gordon is proposing that government provide transportation, such as bus services. During the hearing of the Committee of the Whole to discuss updates on COVID-19 situation in the country and […]
The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) on Monday said the 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country have complied with all the directives of government regulatory agencies to protect the interests of consumers during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period. PHILRECA Executive Director and General Manager lawyer Janeene Depay-Colingan issued the statement in […]
Senator Dick Gordon received praise from his colleagues at the Senate for his leadership of the Philippine Red Cross, (PRC) which is now at the forefront of the country’s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by opening the biggest coronavirus testing laboratory now handling almost half of the tests being done in the country. […]