Press Release - Senate media interview of Senator Win Gatchalian on the arrest of Alice Guo
Q: Statement on the arrest of Alice Guo
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Q: Statement on the arrest of Alice Guo
Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero hailed the arrest of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in Indonesia as a "crucial breakthrough" in the Philippines' efforts to dismantle organized crime networks tied to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
The hearings of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media on the sexual harassment case involving actor Sandro Muhlach has triggered legislation against sexual harassment in the workplace, with at least three bills having been filed on the issue.
Senator Win Gatchalian lauded the Senate's ratification of the bicameral conference committee on the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act (Senate Bill No. 2200 and House Bill No. 6574), a landmark measure that would increase learners' access to mental health services.
Nagpapasalamat kami sa Indonesian authorities at sa NBI sa kanilang mabilis na pagkilos sa paghuli kay Guo Hua Ping (aka Alice Guo) at sa kanyang mga kasama.
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara indicated the department's plan to modify its hiring form to indicate the subject which prospective teachers will be assigned to. This is after a Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) report that 62% of teachers are handling subjects that they did not major in college.
SRH: Pwede siyang ibalik dito sa atin. Basta't ang sigurado namin at na-appreciate ko yung sinabi ng NBI, pagkatapos siyang i-process ng BI at nila ng NBI, ay ite-turn over siya sa atin dito sa Senado. Tulad ng naging proseso kay Sheila Guo.
Mr. President, it is my honor to co-sponsor Senate Bill No. 1273, otherwise known as the "Muslim Filipinos, Indigenous Peoples, and Other Denominations Access to Public Cemeteries Act." I wish to commend the Chairperson of the Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs, Senator Robinhood Padilla, for his swift and decisive action on this matter.