Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:32:28 +0000
To combat corruption within the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian proposed on Monday that the agency’s operations be “simplified” and “privatized.”
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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:38:00 +0000
Elementary and High School teachers who wish to pursue higher education for free may soon be able to do so under a bill filed by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 08:17:27 +0000
The bill seeking to make ROTC mandatory could be passed much quicker in the next Congress, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 04:26:45 +0000
The government should continue exercising greater transparency on the $202.04-million loan deal between the Philippines and Japan for the improvement and construction of roads in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Friday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 13:38:32 +0000
Both the Senate and the Congress ratified Monday a bill granting a 25-year renewable energy distribution franchise to Solar Para Sa Bayan Corporation (SPSB) owned by 25-year-old Leandro Leviste, son of outgoing Sen. Loren Legarda.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 04:45:24 +0000
The phased hike on cigarette excise taxes in tranches will help address the threat of smuggling of tobacco products, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Wednesday.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 02:31:26 +0000
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Wednesday the chairmanships of major committees in the Senate for the 18th Congress may help senators
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 10:15:57 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Three senators want to get elected as chair of the Senate Committee on Education in the 18th Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Saturday. In an interview over AM radio station DWIZ, Sotto the three contenders as Senators Joel Villanueva and Sherwin Gatchalian and Senator-elect Pia Cayetano. Sotto said Cayetano […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 08:12:18 +0000
Senate President Vicente Sotto III should retain his post as the 18th Congress opens on July this year, two senators said on Saturday.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 13:59:31 +0000
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to boost the powers and functions of Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan.
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