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BUILD ELDERLY NURSING HOMES IN EVERY CITY, MUNICIPALITY – GATCHALIAN

Inspired by Valenzuela City’s Bahay Kalinga, Senator Win Gatchalian seeks to institutionalize the establishment of nursing homes for neglected and abandoned elderly in every city and municipality of the country. Gatchalian has filed Senate Bill No. 737, or the “Homes for the Abandoned Seniors Act of 2019,” which seeks to establish a nursing home for […]

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ADOPT DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN EASE OF DOING BUSINESS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging local government units (LGUs) to adopt an ease of doing business (EODB) reform model that harnesses digital innovation to streamline the processing of business permit applications in their respective jurisdictions. Gatchalian cited Valenzuela City’s recently launched EODB model called “Paspas Permit” system, which is an online service that aims to […]

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BAHAY PAG-ASA IS BETTER ALTERNATIVE THAN LOWERING AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian said that a properly-staffed, properly-funded, and properly-operating Bahay Pag-Asa (BPA) is effective in rehabilitating children in conflict with the law (CICLs). Gatchalian cited Valenzuela City’s Bahay Pag-asa which he says has successfully reformed and reintegrated more than 400 CICLs after they were admitted to the rehabilitation center in the five years the […]