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Senator Win Gatchalian on Tuesday stressed the need to amend the country’s current economic laws to foster a more competitive business environment in the Philippines as he called on Senate to accelerate the passage of much-needed legislative reforms designed to make the country more adaptive to current and future business demands and trends. Gatchalian, chair […]
A bill aiming to overhaul the country’s warehouse receipts system to help boost farmer’s productivity, introduced by Senator Win Gatchalian, has been sponsored by Senator Koko Pimentel, III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Industry. According to Gatchalian, he filed Senate Bill No. 2171, otherwise known as the Philippine Warehouse Receipts Act […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Biofuels Board (NBB) to thoroughly study the proposal of the Department of Agriculture to increase biofuel content in biodiesel from 2 percent to 5 percent, particularly its impact on the pump price of diesel. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy […]
Two senators urged the government to just file criminal charges against politicians allegedly linked to the illegal drug trade instead of releasing the narco list ahead of the midterm elections in May. Senator Win Gatchalian said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) should file appropriate charges to bar narco politicians from joining […]
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said President Rodrigo Duterte’s “harsher” anti-illegal drug campaign must now shift its focus on drug lords. Gatchalian said heads of drug syndicates who bring in illegal drugs into the country should be identified so that the “full force of the law will be imposed on them.” “Despite the government’s heavy hand against […]
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of the proof-of-parking space bill as a possible solution to the traffic congestion in Metro Manila. Gatchalian said a number of bills have been filed in both chambers of Congress with the aim of decongesting Metro Manila’s traffic even without the granting of emergency powers. President Rodrigo […]
Senator Win Gatchalian wants to dig deeper into the operations of underperforming distribution utilities (DUs) in the country amid persistent complaints of rolling brownouts in several areas in the country. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, recently filed Senate Resolution No. 1022, which directs the conduct of an inquiry, in aid of legislation, […]
Two senators are pushing for the passage of a measure proposing the revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) as a mandatory program towards a disciplined and patriotic youth. During the subcommittee hearing of the Senate committee on education, arts and culture on the mandatory ROTC revival, Senator Manny Pacquiao said the program is […]
Senator Win Gatchalian expressed his gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte for signing into law a measure that allows subscribers to retain their mobile phone numbers for life even if they switch between service providers. The President on Feb. 14 signed the Mobile Number Portability Act or Republic Act No. 11202. “Finally, the cellphone numbers we […]
Majority of Filipinos support the return of the Reserve Officers’ Training Course (ROTC) in the country, Senator Win Gatchalian said. “According to the Pulse Asia’s latest Ulat ng Bayan Survey conducted on December 14-21 last year, 1,440 of 1,800 respondents or 80 percent agree to the implementation of the ROTC either in senior high, in […]