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Senator Win Gatchalian wants to create special education (SPED) centers in all public schools in the country to promote inclusive education and enable schools to effectively handle the needs of children and youth with disabilities and other special needs. In filing Senate Bill No. 171 or the Inclusive Education for Children and Youth with Special […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to study carefully the transfer of commercial flights from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to the Sangley airport in Cavite. Gatchalian said he shares the reservations aired by Philippine Airlines and AirAsia in transferring their commercial flights to Sangley without a detailed study on the […]
The House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee report which reconciled the provisions of House Bill 6276 and Senate Bill 2098, both seeking to ensure the continuous and uninterrupted transmission and distribution of electricity and the protection of the integrity and reliability of power lines. The ratified measure, to be referred to as the […]
With the opening of the new school year, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to prioritize the hiring of guidance counselors in elementary and high schools to deter bullying and at the same time provide support to victims of bullying. Gatchalian’s call came in the wake of the DepEd’s revelation that it […]
A bicameral conference committee composed of lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives has approved a bill establishing a mechanism that will allow for the responsive maintenance and rehabilitation of transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution lines to ensure the uninterrupted conveyance of electricity from power plants to consumers. Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to fast-track the transport-related projects included in the 75 flagship infrastructure projects of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte in the wake of an investigative report that revealed numerous trip cancellations by the Philippine National Railways (PNR). “If it is no longer feasible to rehabilitate the […]
The congressional bicameral conference committee approved the “Murang Kuryente” bill, which seeks to reduce the country’s electricity rates. Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy and co-author of the bill, said it proposes the use of the P208 billion Malampaya Fund to pay off the stranded contract costs and stranded debt of […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the continuing downtrend in the headline inflation is a welcome development as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), under the leadership of newly-appointed Governor Benjamin Diokno, will have “more elbow room” to make adjustments in the country’s policy rates to spur economic growth. Gatchalian said the country pulled a “better-than-expected” inflation […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill authorizing the use of the P207 billion Malampaya Fund to pay off the stranded contract costs and stranded debt of the National Power Corporation (Napocor). With the approval of Senate Bill No. 1950 (SBN 1950) or the Murang Kuryente Act, Senator Win Gatchalian said […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to activate a task force that will guard against premature price increases and profiteering in the wake of the implementation of a new round of increases in the excise tax on fuel this January. President Rodrigo Duterte […]