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...
Senator Sonny Angara has renewed his call for the lifetime validity of persons with disability (PWD) identification cards (ID), as he argued that checking people’s disability from time to time is not actually necessary. Angara’s appeal will be applied particularly to those with permanent...
Senator Sonny Angara expressed support for the recent call of President Marcos Jr. for local government units (LGUs) to work with the private sector in their projects. Angara, chairman of Senate Committee on Finance, believed public-private partnerships (PPPs) will be helpful at a time when...
A viral video wherein several senators and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. were seen partying was actually a "party with a cause". This was according to the office of Senator Sonny Angara, which said that the event was done in celebration for Angara's 50th birthday and raised a total of...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Among the highlights of President Marcos, Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) was when he said that the government must bring healthcare to the people and not wait for them to come to the country’s hospitals and health care centers. The...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Sunday, July 31, called for the inspection and restoration of historical sites and structures damaged by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Philippines last week. Senator Sonny Angara (Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, explained that the newly minted administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. wouldn’t be able to complete its plan to establish specialty hospitals in all regions of the country within its six year term. Read:...
