Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday said he is optimistic the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which seeks to uphold the rights of Filipino seafarers would soon become a law. Angara noted, the measure, Senate Bill No. 2369, has been languishing in the legislative mill for over a decade now. “We have...
Government agencies should not be afraid of being called out by the Commission on Audit (COA) if they did nothing wrong or had no intention of doing so. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on COVID-19 vaccination program on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM livestream)...
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 1 named six political personalities being paired as her possible runningmate in the 2022 presidential race but the list excludes Sen. Imee Marcos whom her father, President Rodrigo Duterte claimed to have made a bid to become her vice presidential...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Thursday, Sept. 2 clarified he has no plans to run for vice president in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. In a statement, Angara said he is honored to have his name crop up in election discussions but said he is focused on his work in the Senate...
Senators agreed that there should be a review of the procedures in tapping the Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (DBM-PS) and the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) for buying supplies for government agencies. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Senate...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The Duterte administration has enacted several decisive measures aimed at making government processes simpler, more efficient, and more responsive to the Filipino peoples’ needs. One was signed last July — R.A. 11573, which simplified our land titling system by...
The bill seeking to amend provisions in the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (PDIC) Charter is now up for Senate plenary discussions. Senator Sonny Angara, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, on Wednesday night (Aug. 25), has sponsored Committee Report No. 287 on Senate Bill No....
Senator Pia Cayetano has called on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to provide Congress updates on the status of the government’s loans and answer queries regarding the terms of purchase of COVID-19 vaccines which until now seems to be problematic. Cayetano, who chairs the Senate ways and means...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In less than a month, school year 2021-2022 will officially open in all public and private schools. And what we’ll face is an education system in flux — or even under siege. Just like the year before, face-to-face classes will still not be allowed. Many prefer...
The executive department's proposal for a P240-billion budget for coronavirus response next year might have to go through the needle hole as senators doubt its ability to fully spend it. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara, chairman...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from Afghanistan are entitled to various benefits and assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) under its reintegration program, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Wednesday. Angara made the assurance as that the OWWA...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Last July, New York Times columnist Lindsey Crouse wrote that despite the issues that constantly surround the Olympics — like the exorbitant amounts countries spend to host the quadrennial event; the doping scandals that were fueled by it; the way certain...
