BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Over the past month, we have seen a drop in the number of new Covid-19 cases, a decline in the hospitalization of people with severe or critical ailments brought about by the virus, and arguably the early signs of the revitalization of our economy. These...
Mayor Jennifer Cruz (center) and the cast of '40 Days' By Jeff Fernando The once sleepy municipality of Pola, Oriental Mindoro is now living to its tagline as the “film capital of Mindoro”. This after 10 movies held their shootings where beauty queen, actress and now Mayor of Pola Jennifer Cruz...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recognizing the impact and contributions of our senior citizens to the overall growth of the country, my father—former Senate President Edgardo Angara—authored Republic Act No. 7432 or the Senior Citizens Act of 1992 which provided benefits and privileges to our...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP The Department of Health (DOH) reported another below 2,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, Feb. 26. Based on...
Yes, if going by the recent recommendation of Metro Manila mayors to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under the least restrictive Alert Level 1 starting March 1, 2022. As other countries and cities abroad grapple with soaring new COVID cases, our country seems to be out of the danger zone...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara San Beda University recently held the fourth Edgardo J. Angara Memorial Public Lecture on Public Policy as part of its Venerable Bede discussion series. Conducted online and livestreamed, the lecture’s theme was on nurturing holistic health and well-being at home...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the Department of Education (DepEd) authorized its regional units to begin the progressive expansion of face-to-face classes in public schools found in areas under Alert Levels 1 and 2 for COVID-19. This means that more grade levels could soon be...
The Valenzuela City government opened a COVID-19 vaccination site for the two-day "National Vaccination Days" on Feb. 10 and 11. The site is located in a fast food chain in Barangay BBB Marulas. Residents and non-residents of the city, with ages 18 and above, can visit the site from 8 a.m. to 5...
The national government aims to vaccinate at least five million Filipinos during the third “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” program, said National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on Thursday, Feb. 10. In the “Laging Handa” public...
How to Move On in 30 Days, a YouTube exclusive, coming this 2022 For the first time in the Philippines, ABS-CBN, the country’s leading content provider, announced its partnership with YouTube to develop and produce a new original series that will stream exclusively on the video streaming...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara We recently chaired a Senate Committee on Youth public hearing on measures that we believe could have a tremendous impact on young Filipinos, many of whom, for the past two years, have spent a considerable portion of their time indoors, and isolated from crowds and...
If elected, presidential aspirant Norberto Gonzales will focus on pandemic response as well as decongesting crowded communities, among others, in his first 100 days in the office. During Manila Bulletin's "MB Hot Seat," Gonzales said he will strengthen the country's agricultural industry to produce...
