Senators on Tuesday called on the government to carefully examine and study recommendations that seek to eliminate the current COVID-19 alert system in place in favor of a more endemic mindset. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he agrees with the proposal but said the government should...
Senate Finance Committee chair Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday assured that health care workers are now entitled to receive benefits while the state of national emergency due to COVID-19 is in effect. Angara, sponsor and co-author of Senate Bill No. 2421 or the act granting COVID-19 benefits and...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In December 2021, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released a study underscoring how across the ASEAN including the Philippines the youth were among the hardest hit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on labor markets. Citing Q2 2020 data, the ADB study...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday expressed his opposition to the proposed measure that seeks to declare June 21 of every year as a special non-working holiday in Tagaytay City. Drilon said he strongly opposes the imposition of a special non-working holiday in Tagaytay City as it...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Last December 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act (RA) 11635, which amends Section 27(B) of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997. This particular section of the NIRC deals with the tax treatment of proprietary educational institutions...
Senate Finance Committee chief Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday gave assurance that the General Appropriations Act (GAA) 2022 contains the much-needed funding support for state-run hospitals and the strengthening of the country’s public healthcare system. Angara pointed out that the country’s...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara As of the writing of this column, the Department of Health (DOH) reported more than 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 infections, with a positivity rate of 31.7 percent (which apparently is a record high for the country). These numbers push up the active cases to...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday reminded Filipinos on the need to cooperate and share the responsibility in the fight against COVID-19 by continuing to observe the minimum health protocol. Angara made the call as he expressed concern on the alarming spike in new COVID cases over the past weeks....
Senate Committee on Finance Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday welcomed the signing of the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA), which he said is a very timely move given the rising number of COVID-19 cases anew. “The Senate Committee on Finance worked tirelessly to ensure that the 2022 National...
Senators on Tuesday highlighted the need for finance experts to man the operations of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) as they weigh in on the five-day holiday that a group of private hospitals is planning to implement. “It makes perfect sense for PhilHealth to be headed by one...
The Duterte administration can tap over P20 billion that are under the proposed national budget for 2022 to help victims of Typhoon Odette. Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, made the statement in response to President Duterte’s statement the government may be having...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the 2022 budget, which we sponsored as chairman of the Committee on Finance. Soon it will be transmitted to the Executive, with enough time for the President to affix his signature before the...
