Gatchalian to DFA: Intensify info campaign to counter misinformation on passport application
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to address the apparent misinformation that have recently caused the influx of applicants for passport and apostille services that have been flocking and lining up all day and even staying overnight at the Aseana Business Park Office in Parañaque City. Gatchalian expressed concern […]
Gatchalian to SEC: Fast track creation of new office vs. abusive and illegal lenders
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to fast track the creation of a new office that will deal solely on the regulation and monitoring of financing and lending firms and pursue without letting up its crackdown against abusive and illegal lenders. Branding as laudable the SEC’s efforts as it came […]
Gatchalian joins senators’ call to suspend e-sabong until missing cockfighters’ cases are resolved
A proactive approach to thwart new cases of abductions and disappearance of individuals engaged in online cockfighting pending the resolution of the cases of 31 “missing” sabungeros was how Senator Win Gatchalian described the move taken by the Senate to have the licenses of e-sabong operators suspended. “Buhay ng mga kababayan natin ang isinasaalang-alang […]
Gatchalian wants measures to sustain drop in teenage pregnancy
While the number of teenage pregnancies dropped in 2020, re-electionist Senator Win Gatchalian maintained that effective measures should be in place to ensure a decreasing number of teenage mothers in succeeding years. Citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III said that […]
Gatchalian: ‘Dugo-dugo’ gang will be out of business once SIM card registration becomes a law
Mandating the registration of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards would mark the end of an era to the modus operandi called “dugo-dugo” or “budol-budol,” Senator Win Gatchalian said. “Matutuldukan na sa wakas at maagap nang malulutas ng mga awtoridad ang mga kriminal sa likod ng ganitong klaseng modus kapag naging batas na ang SIM […]
Gatchalian hails victory for children’s rights; stronger measure vs. human trafficking ratified
Senator Win Gatchalian has declared victory in upholding the rights and safety of Filipino children after the Senate and the House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee report on a measure that seeks to strengthen the country’s anti-trafficking laws. Gatchalian is one of the co-authors and co-sponsors of the measure. The bicam report […]
Gatchalian: Protect delivery riders from abusive customers
Senator Win Gatchalian said if we want to protect delivery riders from fake bookings and hoax orders, we should also protect them from abusive customers. Gatchalian made the call in the wake of a video that went viral over the internet of a food delivery rider who was assaulted by a customer for having […]
Gatchalian presses bill to enhance surveillance powers of financial regulators vs. cybercriminals
Senator Win Gatchalian pressed for the passage of the bill that will give financial regulators the power to enhance the conduct of surveillance against cybercriminals given the massive shift in digital financial transactions. “Hackers and fraudsters are becoming very sophisticated and if we don’t stay ahead of the curve and no one is mandating […]
Gatchalian: Survivorship benefits law for deceased prosecutors a well-deserved grant
Senator Win Gatchalian lauded the signing into law of the bill granting survivorship benefits to the legitimate spouse and dependent children of the members of the National Prosecution Service (NPS) saying that the modest entitlement is long overdue especially to those who have dedicated their lives to be instruments in the dispensation of justice in […]
