The Senate has approved the proposed budget for next year of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Department of Finance (DOF), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC). The proposed budget of the DBM for...
The Marcos government’s P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 is very much aligned to the administration’s Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF), which would serve as the country’s blueprint to full economic recovery, Senate Finance Committee chief Senator Sonny Angara said on Tuesday,...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Dr. Rontgene Solante, the head for Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at San Lazaro Hospital, recently said in a media interview that Covid-19 appears to be well on its way to reaching the endemic stage in the Philippines. This means that while the...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, Oxfam and Development Finance International (DFI) released the latest Commitment to Reduce Inequality (CRI) Index, which gauges the performance of countries in bridging the gap between the rich and poor according to three main dimensions or pillars —...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara When lockdowns were enacted throughout the pandemic, governments across the world implemented schemes to support businesses who were transitioning to or were already maintaining work-from-home (WFH) arrangements. For instance, in June 2020, the Malaysian government...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Last July, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook many provinces in Northern Luzon. It was strong enough to be felt in Metro Manila and even adjacent provinces like Cavite and Laguna. The temblor was both massive and deadly as it caused at least 11 deaths, 615 injuries,...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Things are looking up for Philippine sports. After decades of dreaming and waiting, oftentimes ending up with disappointment, we are now seeing a renaissance of sorts in this field. Philippine sports are having a moment right now and I think everyone should take...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the Senate Committee on Youth which we chair convened its first meeting and public hearing. Among the measures that were tackled was our Senate Resolution No. 155, seeking an inquiry on the state of youth unemployment and underemployment in the country....
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Over the past three years, I have been advocating for a transformation among our industries — from one that produces common, low-value goods to one that churns out complex, high-value products. We dubbed this Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino), which embodies our...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Aug. 6, 2022 marked the conclusion of the 11th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games held in Surakarta, Indonesia. The Para Games are a biennial multi-sport tournament featuring differently-abled athletes from the region held after every SEA...
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the expansion of school students' feeding programs to include those in secondary education. For this purpose, Angara filed a measure that would, if enacted, amend Republic Act (RA) 11037 or the Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act, which...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, we received some good news that among several bills that recently lapsed into law was the increase in the social pension for indigent senior citizens from the present ₱500 to ₱1,000 per month or from ₱6,000 to ₱12,000 annually. We filed this bill...
