BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Now that we are adapting to the “next normal” as required by the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing the opportunities for our economy to recover is imperative. However, there are many challenges to surmount in our bid to recover and move forward from the pandemic. In...
Senator Ralph Recto yesterday sought for an accounting of the funds being allocated to government financial institutions for lending to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Senator Ralph Recto (Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN) This transpired at the Senate hearing for the...
Senator Ralph Recto yesterday sought for an accounting of the funds being allocated to government financial institutions for lending to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Senator Ralph Recto (Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN) This transpired at the Senate hearing for the...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The trail of death and devastation in the aftermath of typhoons Ulysses, Quinta, and Rolly, the world’s strongest so far in 2020, has sparked calls for more decisive government action in coping with the crisis. “The glorification of resilience must...
As the domestic economy continued to battle the impact of COVID-19 and the devastation from successive typhoons, Senator Imee Marcos urged the Duterte administration’s economic managers to be ‘bold, aggressive and quick’ economic stimulus response instead of the current “anemic” stimulus...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Early last week, I sponsored the committee report on 2021 budget, marking the beginning of plenary debates in the Senate. The national budget is one of the most important legislative measures that Congress must craft and pass every year. It is even more important...
Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina FINDING ANSWERS For Joe Biden who will lead the United States as its 46th president starting January 20, the ups and downs of life have been in extremes. The exhilarating thrill of his political victories matched with unspeakable sorrow of personal tragedies prompted...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Education has always been an important aspect of Filipino culture. How many times have we heard that a good education is the most important inheritance parents can give to their children? But now, in the Next Normal that COVID-19 has brought, education as we know it...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina As Americans decide on who should lead the United States in the next four years, many remain unsure of the final outcome of the November 3 US election. Would US Republican President Donald Trump be reelected, thereby proving the vast majority of...
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...
Healthy soils are the foundation of habitats of living beings. They lay the groundwork, so to speak, in producing food, clean water, and other needs of life on earth. But in the last decade, deterioration and degradation of soil have been a cause of concern and even alarm, since it threatens food...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Many countries are now in the midst of a fundamental change in the way people live, work, and relate to each other, using amazing technological advances merging digital, biological, and physical worlds. This earth-shaking fundamental change is being...
