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Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to mandate local government units (LGUs) to establish local literacy coordinating councils that will implement effective literacy programs. Gatchalian reiterated the important role of LGUs in combating illiteracy, citing Valenzuela City’s example of conducting house-to-house checks to identify out-of-school individuals who remain […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling for an inquiry into the competitive landscape of the Philippine power industry as part of efforts to ensure a reliable electricity supply and bring down costs. “Despite the mandate of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) and the Philippine Competition Act (PCA) to promote competition among industries, […]
The senior high school program should deliver the “promised” reduction in the required years in college, Senator Win Gatchalian asserted. In a hearing on the “strengthened” senior high school program, which will be piloted starting School Year 2025-2026, Gatchalian recalled that the additional two years of high school were originally intended to result in shorter […]
As the Department of Education (DepEd) prepares to pilot the Strengthened Senior High School curriculum next school year, Senator Win Gatchalian, EDCOM Co-Chairperson, called for a comprehensive review of proposed SHS electives and college general education subjects to ensure a seamless transition between basic and higher education. The new SHS curriculum, which will be tested […]
Senator Win Gatchalian hailed the signing of the Early Childhood Care and Development System Act (Republic Act No. 12199), a landmark law that seeks to promote the optimum growth and development of children younger than five years old. The new law applies the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) System to all provinces, cities, municipalities, […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the expansion and aggressive implementation of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) to capture the out-of-school population who remain illiterate. Gatchalian suggested this intervention in a hearing on the results of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS). “Around 18.96 million Filipinos remain functionally illiterate.” The latest round […]
Senator Win Gatchalian cautioned against potential electricity overload in high-density areas to prevent fire incidents amid high demand for energy on scorching temperatures. Gatchalian pointed to the recent fires in Port Area and Tondo in Manila recently as a case in point. “Iwasan natin ang paggamit ng jumper dahil kadalasan ito ang nagiging sanhi ng […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission to guarantee uninterrupted power nationwide on May 12, warning that any outage could compromise the integrity of the elections. “Aside from causing inconvenience to our voters, any power interruption could potentially compromise the credibility of our elections. This is why the DOE […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the mobilization of local government units (LGUs) to achieve zero illiteracy nationwide. Gatchalian’s call followed the release of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), which showed that seven out of ten Filipinos aged 10 to 64 are functionally literate. “Seven out of ten Filipinos aged 10 […]
Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the need for a measure that would prohibit unfair debt collection practices of online lending companies, as he lamented harassment being experienced by many borrowers who have availed of loans from online lending companies. “Ang mga nagpapautang na ito, ginawa nilang mas madali nga para makautang ang mga tao,” said Gatchalian. […]