House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senator Sonny Angara (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has expressed confidence in Senator Sonny Angara's ability to raise the quality of the country’s education system. "Congratulations,...
Utmost support poured out from senators on Tuesday, July 2, for the appointment of their colleague Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara as the new secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), wishing him success in his new role. Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero congratulated Angara on...
Senator Sonny Angara is the new Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary. Sen. Sonny Angara (Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Malacañang announced on Tuesday, July 2, that President Marcos "is set to appoint" Angara as the new DepEd chief, replacing Vice President Sara...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara is the best choice to be the next Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. said. Revilla made the declaration following reports Angara is one of the persons being eyed by the President for the position. ...
BALER, AURORA - Sen. Sonny Angara said on Monday, July 1, that he's open to taking on the role as the next secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) should the post be offered to him. Sen. Sonny Angara said on Monday, July 1, that he's open to taking on the role as the next secretary of the...
BETTER DAYS Over the past two years we are seeing a resurgence in the Philippine tourism industry. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently came out with its 2023 Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts data, which showed the sector posting the highest growth rate since the agency started...
BETTER DAYS Over the past few decades we have seen an exponential growth in the use of technology and along with it, the amount of information that is being made available at the fingertips of people. A while back, the amount of content an individual can consume was dependent on his or her...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has filed a bill seeking to grant Philippine citizenship to Nigerian-born Favour Ogechukwu Onoh. Onoh, University of the Philippines women’s basketball team center, would be a valuable addition to the Gilas Pilipinas with her youth, tenacity and...
BETTER DAYS On June 3, 2024 we witnessed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signing into law the Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act or the institutionalization of the grant of teaching supplies allowance for our public school teachers. Known among the teaching profession as the “chalk allowance,” funding...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said he is confident the new law that increases the teaching supplies allowance of teachers will help them perform their duties better. Angara, one of the authors of the law, thanked President Marcos for supporting the measure which he said is...
BETTER DAYS Recent events have unfolded in the Senate that led to a surprise change in its leadership. Being part of the majority bloc and since I was merely elected as chairman of both the finance and youth committees, I saw it fit to resign from these positions in order to give the new leadership...
BETTER DAYS Recently, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual led representatives from other government agencies in signing the approved implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Law (RA 11981), which we principally authored and sponsored. We are...
