The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to strengthen Republic Act 10742 or the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Reform Act of 2015, which aims to revitalize youth participation in governance. Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Youth and the principal...
With only two weeks of plenary sessions left, some senators are skeptical if there is time for Congress to pass the proposed third economic stimulus measure that seeks to cushion the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator Francis Tolentino noted the Senate has a fully loaded...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Imagine this. On your next grocery trip (wearing a face mask of course), you pick up an item listed on your shopping list. You put it in your bag. And then you walk out of the store to accomplish the rest of your day’s errands. In this instance, no crime was...
Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara said that President Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo teaming up for a public service announcement would be a good way to convince Filipinos to get vaccinated against the COVID-19. Vice President Robredo and President Duterte (FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL...
Senator Nancy Binay is proposing to include registered dentists and licensed medical technologists as among the medical personnel authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Binay filed Senate Bill No. 2212 on Tuesday, May 18, as she sought to amend the...
Vaccination should not be made a condition for poor families before receiving cash assistance under the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara said on Saturday, May 22. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Senator Sonny Angara Official Facebook...
Senator Sonny Angara on Friday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to expedite the procurement and release of connectivity load for its teachers, as the budget for this purpose has been available for some time already under the 2021 national budget and the economic stimulus package Congress...
As the government ramps up its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program, Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday said the local Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should start studying the feasibility of vaccinating minors, taking cue from the United States and other countries that have started...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, May 18, claimed that the administration bets for the May 2022 polls will win because of the way the government has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. During his virtual press briefing, the Palace official praised the government’s pandemic response....
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday welcomed President Duterte’s signing into law of the bill granting Filipino citizenship to Ange Kouame. Kouame can now suit up to Gilas Pilipinas and prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. “We thank President Duterte for signing into law the naturalization bill for Ange...
Angelo Kouame is now a naturalized Filipino after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law his papers. (SBP Images) President Rodrigo Duterte approved the naturalization of Gilas Pilipinas player Angelo Kouame after the Chief Executive signed into law the papers that made the center eligible to...
Senators on Monday, May 17, appealed to the government to begin inoculating people who are next in the priority line and are willing to receive the vaccines against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident of Makati City receives a shot of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from a health...
