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Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to start implementing the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) Law to ensure that the permitting process of power generation, transmission, and distribution in the Philippines will remain unimpeded as the country remains in quarantine. Gatchalian, who is the principal author of the EVOSS Law at […]
Amid the issues raised over the planned opening of classes on August 24, Senator Win Gatchalian has sponsored a bill that will authorize the President of the Republic to set a different date for the start of the school year nationwide or in selected areas during a state of emergency. Senate Bill No. 1541, which […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the country’s largest distribution utility, to come up with a separate bill that is more transparent and will be very clear to the consumers, following mounting complaints of a sudden surge in supposed electricity consumption for the month of May. During a recent Joint Congressional Energy Commission […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to issue a fresh advisory that will help clear the confusion on high electricity bills amid numerous complaints, especially from areas that are now under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). During a recent Committee of the Whole hearing, Gatchalian […]
As schools prepare to make distance learning the norm amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking a Senate inquiry into the implementation of Republic Act No.10929 or the Free Internet Access in Public Places Act (FIAPPA). Senate Resolution No. 392 specifically aims to determine the law’s implementation […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure the continued education of learners with disabilities or special needs in the roll-out of its Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) for school year 2020-2021. Gatchalian said addressing the needs of these learners would prevent them from dropping out. While DepEd is set to utilize alternative […]
As the country observes Safe Motherhood Week, Senator Win Gatchalian emphasized the need to establish birthing facilities in isolated and disadvantaged areas to reduce maternal deaths nationwide. While the Department of Health (DOH)’s Department Circular No. 2020-0167 maintained that maternal healthcare services in times of disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic must continue, Gatchalian said containment measures […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to prepare contingency measures now that “Ambo” has intensified into a tropical storm, the very first storm to enter the country this year. Gatchalian pointed out that some parts in Metro Manila recently experienced power outages despite assurance from […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the creation of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) which aims to develop sports in the country has been boosted by the ratification by Congress of a bicameral conference committee. Gatchalian, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, headed the bicameral conference which reconciled differences in the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling for an inquiry on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors to determine the measures that the government needs to implement to ensure the country’s energy security. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, filed Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 389, […]