BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The Next Normal will no doubt require a radical rethinking of how we approach interactions services, including how we make and receive payments. Digital payment systems offer the best approach for streamlining financial transactions, and will make it easier for us...
Angelo Kouame (UAAP Images) Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has filed a bill endorsing the entry of Angelo Kouame to Gilas Pilipinas and also sought to grant him Philippine citizenship. Angara, who filed Senate Bill No. 1892, said the move is part of the country’s ongoing efforts to...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Any crime, if proven to be true, should be given the proper punishment — such as incarceration — with circumstances in consideration. Sometimes, however, the act of imprisoning someone may prove to be detrimental to the person’s well-being or may even...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Mental health has historically been a difficult subject to talk about in Philippine society. Many of us, no doubt, have our own stories, personal or otherwise, of how difficult it is to seek help. In fact, in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric...
MB file Senators have crossed party lines to commend the Department of Finance (DOF) for its competent and efficient management of state finances in the face of the massive public spending needed to mitigate the health and economic effects of the pandemic. Senate Minority Franklin Drilon...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The Senate’s Finance Committee recently had a hearing on the 2021 budgets of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and its attached agencies. There, I encouraged the NCCA to coordinate with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The Philippine’s performance in the recently released 2020 Global Innovation Index (GII) is encouraging, as we ranked 50 th out of 131 economies — our best showing ever, in this regard. This ranking also marks the second year that we have been identified as...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara People are a nation’s key resource. The healthier, better-educated, and empowered a population is, the more likely a nation will be prosperous and developed. This is what the Human Capital Index (HCI) is about. The HCI is a regular World Bank report...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Our understanding of the digital world defines how we access it. The less we understand how it works and what’s possible within it, the fewer the chances there are to reap its benefits in full. Fast Internet connections and low-cost smartphones mean nothing if we...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly is a historical and global turning point. The term “new normal,” in fact, is a telling indicator of just how much has changed. For the pandemic affects not only a person’s health, but also his or her ability to work, travel,...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara As this goes to print, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the country is most likely to have breached the 200,000 mark — a little more than three weeks after surpassing the 100,000 mark earlier this month. More than 130,000 have recovered, yes, but there are still...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara A young couple in London was interviewed in a recent CNN Business article about their decision to move out of the city—something unheard of, practically a few months back. As the article explains, many people have tolerated the smaller living spaces combined with...
