What President Duterte’s previous SONAs say about the way we wear Is there room for fashion in politics? Yes. As much as we want to see a government that is fair and free from any signs of luxury, style infiltrating the Malacañang Palace is pretty inevitable, especially in today’s...
Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday said he is elated to see that more Filipino youth are gaining courage to register and vote in the upcoming May 2022 elections. “It bodes well for our democracy that our people are getting more involved in the electoral process by registering to vote in spite of the...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Eighteen-year-old Dominic Navarro graduated with honors from the Ilocos Region campus of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) last May. Dominic is one of several who went through the PSHS system and were offered admission at some of the world’s most...
The House of Representatives launched on Wednesday, July 14 a website that will serve as the public guide in verifying vital information about President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA). Speaker Lord Allan Velasco- coat and tie Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said the...
A speedy release and spending of government appropriations could boost the Philippines' credit outlook, senators said on Tuesday, July 13. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said the downgrading of the Philippines' credit outlook to negative was...
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday urged the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) to consider creating satellite venues for the board examinations scheduled for this year to help aspiring doctors, nurses, policemen, teachers and other professionals with financial and mobility issues during this...
Senators on Sunday bewailed the unused appropriations under the 2020 General Appropriations Act (GAA) that have been marked by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as “For Later Release,” saying the fund could have been used to address critical government projects that are in dire need...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, news articles came out about a very disconcerting World Bank assessment on Philippine education. Specifically, the report underscored that one in every four Grade 5 students does not have the reading and mathematics skills for Grade 2 or 3, and four in...
Senator Sonny Angara on Friday, July 9 said he is planning to expand the scope of the measure that seeks to provide assistance to deserving Filipino students who wish to pursue higher education abroad. Angara said he is looking at expanding the coverage of Senate Bill No. 961 or the proposed...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) declared that the polio outbreak in the Philippines has ended after the country recorded zero cases for 16 months since a surveillance and an immunization campaign was...
Senator Sonny Angara is seeking passage of a bill that would provide free annual medical check-up for all Filipinos, which is a vital preventive health care service that can help stop any potential critical ailments at an early stage. As one of the authors of Republic Act 11223 or the Universal...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, July 1 assured that benefits and other provisions for health care workers and frontliners in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic will continue despite the expiration of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 last June 30. Angara, who chairs the...
