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Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for a measure that will remove barriers to the development of the microgrid system in the country and help realize the government’s key energy policy thrust of providing electricity access to all Filipino households by 2022. “A hundred percent electrification will have an enormous impact on reducing energy poverty and […]
Amid the celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Senator Win Gatchalian stressed the need to institutionalize accessible and disability-responsive education services nationwide. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture pointed out that before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hit the country, access to education was already a challenge […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and toll operators to address the traffic jams along expressways brought about by motorists queueing to have radio-frequency identification (RFID) stickers installed on their vehicles. Gatchalian recommended the setting up of additional installation sites to accommodate all motorists who are enrolling for the electronic toll […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has amended the budget of the Department of Energy (DOE) and proposed an additional P46 million for next year to fund studies on new technologies that will maximize indigenous resources, lowering the cost of energy in the country. “We have to invest in research to explore the potentials of emerging energy sources. […]
Senator Win Gatchalian eyes introducing legislation that will give every public school learner a laptop and access to the internet. To emphasize the urgency of this planned measure, Gatchalian pointed to a finding by assessment instruments provider Center for Educational Measurement (CEM) on the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which revealed that access […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on colleagues to have the bill seeking to lift the validity period of prepaid load credits for phones and internet services tackled in the Senate. “The harsh reality in this era of coronavirus pandemic is that we rely on information and communication technologies (ICT) in our daily life. And for those […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the government to ensure interventions that would prevent a possible spike in teenage pregnancies in storm-hit areas, a phenomenon observed in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. Gatchalian cited a study by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) in 2017, which revealed that […]
While learners affected by recent storms await the printing and distribution of new sets of learning materials, Senator Win Gatchalian proposed anew to resume classes through “purok workshops” if they are in COVID-19-free or ‘low-risk’ areas. According to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, it is crucial that recovery […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called for more than a 100-percent increase in an item in the proposed P4.506-trillion national budget for 2021 that will fund the electric cooperatives’ (EC) repair of damaged power lines and infrastructures. In sponsoring the National Electrification Administration’s (NEA) proposed budget, Gatchalian proposed an additional P550 million in the P200 million allocation […]
Amid the celebration of the National Children’s Month this November, Senator Win Gatchalian urged both public and private schools to boost their programs that raise awareness on children’s rights. According to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, upholding and protecting the rights of children is crucial given the adverse […]