Senator Win Gatchalian raised concerns about the country’s persistent problem of illicit cigarette trade, saying it poses a significant challenge that has reversed gains in public health.

Gatchalian emphasized that there was no provision in the AKAP guidelines that allowed barangay officials to determine the beneficiaries of the program’s cash aid.

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to call for a thorough and impartial investigation into the death of a Filipina ...

“We cannot defer a program that is much needed in light of inflation effects just because people are scared that it will be used for politics,” Gatchalian told ANC. “AKAP is a program of the ...