The Senate is set to resume on Thursday, May 9, 2024, its hearings on the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. It will be the fifth hearing of the Senate subcommittee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes chaired by Senator Sonny Angara on the...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has filed a bill supporting the citizenship bid of Bennie Boatwright III who is being eyed as another addition to the Gilas Pilipinas national men’s basketball team. Angara filed Senate Bill No. 2646 seeking to grant Philippine citizenship to the...
BETTER DAYS Over the years the country has done a lot to improve its internal processes as part of its efforts to bring in more investments. We continuously introduce new policies and pass new laws to support these efforts, specifically to streamline the procedures for doing business in the...
BETTER DAYS For the fifth straight time, the Philippines is taking part in the La Biennale Di Venezia or the Venice Biennale. Now in its 60th year, the Venice Biennale is arguably the most prestigious and famous international art festival. A total of 88 nations will take part in the 2024 festival,...
Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara believes that the Tatak Pinoy Act can help address the bureaucratic red tape that continues to be a hindrance to the entry of additional investments to the country. According to Angara, this bureaucratic red tape has long been the gripe of foreign investors who...
The University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law Team posing for a photo after winning the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition (Jessup White & Case LLP’s Facebook page). Winning the competition...
BETTER DAYS The Philippine National Police reported a rise in cybercrime cases during the first quarter of 2024. According to the police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG), there were 4,469 cases recorded from January to March of 2024. This was an increase of almost 22 percent from the 3,668 cases...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Tuesday, April 9 urged the private sector to participate in the work of crafting the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11981 or the Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act. Angara said the private sector, as the principal...
BETTER DAYS Over the past few weeks we have started seeing an alarming trend of schools suspending onsite classes because of extreme heat being experienced in various areas of the country. With temperatures reaching the high 30s and over 40 degrees Celsius, students and teachers alike have found...
Angara gave this assurance to the country’s public school teachers. Previously known as the chalk allowance, the teaching supplies allowance is meant for the purchase of tangible or intangible supplies and materials, the payment of other incidental expenses, and the implementation or...
BETTER DAYS There is growing excitement about the implementation of Republic Act 11981 or the Tatak Pinoy (TP) Act — the law that will pave the way for stronger collaboration between the government and the private sector towards the development of Philippine industries, sustainable economic...
Students planning to travel during the Holy Week should still avail of the 20 percent discount on transport fare, Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Wednesday, March 27. According to Angara, the 20 percent discount on regular fares still applies regardless of what mode of...
