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Win Gatchalian | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| 2022–2025 | Committee on Ways and Means |
| 2022–2025 | Committee on Basic Education |
| 2019–2022 | Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture |
| 2016–2022 | Committee on Energy |
| 2016–2019 | Committee on Economic Affairs |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives fromValenzuela's1st district | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Rex Gatchalian |
| Succeeded by | Wes Gatchalian |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Jose Emmanuel Carlos |
| 25thMayor of Valenzuela | |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Vice Mayor | Antonio Espiritu (2004–2007) Eric Martinez (2007–2013) |
| Preceded by | Jose Emmanuel Carlos |
| Succeeded by | Rex Gatchalian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sherwin Ting Gatchalian (1974-04-06)April 6, 1974 (age 51) Manila, Philippines |
| Party | Nationalist People's Coalition |
| Parent(s) | William Gatchalian and Dee Hua Ting |
| Relatives | Kenneth Gatchalian (brother) Rex Gatchalian (brother) Wes Gatchalian (brother) |
| Residence(s) | Valenzuela, Philippines |
| Alma mater | Boston University (B.S.) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Official website |
Sherwin Ting Gatchalian (born April 6, 1974), known asWin Gatchalian, is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as aSenator since 2016. A member of theNationalist People's Coalition (NPC), he previously served as theRepresentative ofValenzuela's1st district from 2001 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2016. He was theMayor of Valenzuela from 2004 to 2013.
Gatchalian was born to industrialist William Gatchalian and Dee Hua Ting. He is the eldest of four siblings, including namely Kenneth,Rex, andWes Gatchalian. The Gatchalian family is ofChinese descent[1] and identifies asevangelical Christian, with Dee Hua being a pastor and chairman at their own church, Jesus our Life Ministries in Barangay Maysan, Valenzuela.[2]
Gatchalian finished his elementary and secondary education atGrace Christian High School in the 1980s[3] in Quezon City and graduated with a degree in Finance and Operations Management fromBoston University in 1995.[4]
Gatchalian has been a member of thepolitical partyNationalist People's Coalition (NPC) since joining politics in 2001.[5] He is the first generation ofpoliticians from his family, alongside his siblingRex Gatchalian, who is currently serving asSecretary of Social Welfare and Development and Wes Gatchalian, who is currently the mayor of Valenzuela.[6][7]
In 2001, Gatchalian was elected as member of the House of Representatives for the1st district of Valenzuela. He is the first representative of the district following its establishment in 1998. However, he chose not to seek re-election to run for mayor of Valenzuela in 2004.
During his nine-year tenure as local chief executive, Gatchalian revolutionized good governance in the City Government of Valenzuela through reforms which eradicatedcorruption, fostered growth in the local business sector, and improved the provision of social services ineducation,health, in-cityhousing, and other key areas.[8][9][10][11] Gatchalian acknowledged that his style of governance as mayor is based on the practices employed by theMarikina government, which he once observed for two weeks.[12]
Gatchalian developed city infrastructure operations for both citizens and enterprises. In 2008, he opened the government-funded P90-million Lingunan-Lawang Bato.[13]
He formulated the "WIN ang Edukasyon Program" (lit. transl. Education Wins Program).[14][15] Gatchalian initiated various education programs, such as public schools including theValenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science, accessibility to college education particularly in thePamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela andValenzuela City Polytechnic College, school-based "K to 6 In-School Feeding Program"[16] that mobilizedcommunities; empowerment ofparents through the Nanay-Teacher Program,[17][18][19] and continuous mastery of skills to strengthen competencies ofteachers.[20]
When Gatchalian returned to the Lower House in 2013, he filed education reforms to increase the number of math and science high schools across the country and to establish a nationwide school-basedfeeding program for kinder andelementary students across the country. On July 6, 2015, he filed the original version of the bill that revolutionized access to college education for millions of Filipino—the House Bill No. 5905,[21] An Act Providing for Full TuitionSubsidy inState Universities and Colleges (SUCs), more commonly known as the Free Higher Education Act, that translated into the current law Republic Act No. 10931 or theUniversal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. He also supports the implementation ofK–12education in the Philippines as an investment for the future of younger generations.[22]
Some of his other proposed bills during this term include acts regulating parking fees in malls and commercial areas,[23] includingROTC among the prerequisites for tertiary level graduation,[24] increasing the budget forNAIA to transform its global image,[25] abolishing the Road Board (a government agency that handled motor vehicle users' tax and road users' tax),[26] protecting passengers against abusive and itinerant taxi drivers,[27] for the declaration of candidates seeking to profit from election polls as nuisance candidates,[28] as well as a proposed bill requiring proofs of parking space to car purchasers as a means to lessen traffic congestion.[29]
In June 2015, in an event inQuezon province, Gatchalian announced his bid for aSenate seat in the 2016 general election. In October 2015,senator andpresidentialcandidateGrace Poe announced her senatorial slate under the coalitionPartido Galing at Puso which included Gatchalian.[30] Gatchalian eventually won, receiving 14,953,768 votes[31] and placing 10th in the senatorial race. He challenged then-incoming President Rodrigo Duterte to make education reform a top priority of his administration.[32]
In the 17th Congress, Gatchalian served as chairman of theCommittee on Energy[33][34] andCommittee on Economic Affairs.[35] In the 18th Congress, he served again as the chairman of the energy committee and also of theCommittee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture.[36]
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In October 2021, he filed a certificate to continue his term as a Senator.[37] Campaigning for education reform, he won his re-election bid and placed fourth in the polls. He is now serving as Senator of the 19th Congress. His priority bills include the Teacher Salary Increase Act, Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act, K to 12 Review, 21st Century School Boards Act, Waste-to-Energy Act, Midstream Natural Gas Industry Development Act, Energy Advocate Act, Energy Transition Act, SIM Card Registration Act and the Internet Transactions Act.
Some of the significant laws Gatchalian passed include theUniversal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, theTax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law, the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act, the Extension of Availment of Estate Tax Amnesty Act, Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act, the Free Irrigation Service Act, theMasustansyang Pagkain para sa Batang Pilipino Act, the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund Act, the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018, thePhilippine Identification System Act, the Mobile Number Portability Act, the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop Act, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, the Rice Trade Liberalization Act, the Philippine Innovation Act, the Student Fare Discount Act, and theMurang Kuryente Act.
He joined his colleague,Risa Hontiveros on leading a Senate inquiry onBamban mayorAlice Guo over her dubious Filipino citizenship status and links to aPhilippine Offshore Gaming Operator in her town which was raided for involvement in suspected illicit activities.[38][39]
Personal awards
For Valenzuela
In 2007,Pauleen Luna began a relationship.[51] In 2008, Gatchalian and Luna ended their relationship.[52] In 2018,Bianca Manalo began dating Gatchalian.[53]
Media related toSherwin Ting Gatchalian at Wikimedia Commons| House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||
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| New district | Representative,1st district of Valenzuela 2001–2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Representative,1st district of Valenzuela 2013–2016 | Succeeded by Wes Gatchalian |
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| Preceded by | Mayor ofValenzuela 2004–2013 | Succeeded by |
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