Tag: Sherwin Gatchalian

Gatchalian to DepEd: Prioritize repair of over 7000 schools left damaged by “Ompong”

(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, Sept. 28, urged the Department of Education to prioritize its repair of over 7000 classrooms left damaged by Typhoon “Ompong.” Gatchalian made the call after the DepEd revealed that  7,007 schools in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Zamboanga, the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and Metro Manila, among others, had been damaged by the typhoon, which also claimed […]

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Pacquiao elected chair of Senate committee on ethics

(Eagle News) — Senator Manny Pacquiao is now the chair of the Senate’s committee on ethics. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian was also elected a member of the panel that covers the actions of senators and the reputation of the Senate in general. Pacquiao replaced now-Senate President Tito Sotto, who, based on tradition, should no longer chair a committee and was now deemed a member of each panel. Gatchalian replaced Pacquiao as member of the panel.  

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Gatchalian wants creation of counter-inflation task force

(Eagle News) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has proposed the creation of a multi-agency task force that he said would be responsible for mitigating the effects of rising inflation in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 22, Gatchalian said the Department of Finance can be in charge of creating the task force, together with the Department of Budget and Management. “It can be a multi-sectoral and multi-departmental task force so that we can come […]

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Gatchalian seeks amendment to 78-year-old law preventing foreign contractors from bidding for gov’t infra projects

(Eagle News)—Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to remove restrictions preventing foreign contractors from bidding for locally-funded government public works projects. Under  Commonwealth Act No .541, only firms with 75% Filipino ownership or more are allowed to bid. In a statement, Gatchalian said that in filing Senate Bill No. 1907 that seeks to amend the 78-year-old  Commonwealth Act, he seeks to “provide a more level playing field and extend equal opportunities to eligible and qualified […]

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Amid reports of Grab overcharging, Gatchalian urges LTFRB, PCC to look into TNVS cost structures

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Philippine Competition Commission to look into the cost structures of Transportation Network Vehicle Services. The senator made the statement after PBA Rep. Jericho Nograles said Grab was charging its customers an extra P2 per minute of travel time without the approval of the LTFRB. Grab has said the LTFRB was aware of the charges which […]

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Poe, Escudero make courtesy call to INC Executive Minister

  QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) —  Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe and her running-mate Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office in Quezon City on Monday to make a courtesy call to the INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. Poe, who is running as an independent, came to the INC office earlier than Escudero. Both were welcomed at the INC’s Bulwagan room by Brother Eduardo who heard the tandem’s platforms. […]

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