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Senator Sonny Angara has commended the Duterte administration for its plan to make the Pag-asa Island in the Spratlys a tourist destination by giving a facelift to existing structures like the Rancudo Airfield as well as build new facilities for marine activities. In welcoming President Duterte’s direction to develop the island, Angara called on […]
The recent unauthorized occupation of shelter units constructed by the government for soldiers and policemen in Pandi, Bulacan by an urban poor group gives yet another compelling reason for the creation of a housing “super body.” This was stressed by Senator Sonny Angara as he renewed his call to fast-track the approval of a […]
Senator Sonny Angara has proposed to give free dialysis treatment to kidney disease-stricken Filipinos living in the provinces. Under his Senate Bill 1329, all national, regional, and provincial government hospitals are required to establish, operate and maintain a dialysis ward or unit that will give free dialysis medical procedure to indigent patients. Angara filed […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to make it easier for Filipinos, especially for small taxpayers, to pay their taxes correctly. “Matagal na nating panawagan, kasabay ng pagbaba ng buwis, na gawing simple ang forms and procedures ng pagbabayad ng buwis. The BIR should always be ready, equipped […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the passage of the Bill of Rights for New Graduates which seeks to provide incentives and social benefits for fresh graduates while they are searching for work or starting a business. Under Angara’s Senate Bill 313, new graduates from all colleges and universities, and technical-vocational schools would be […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on his colleagues in the Senate to fast-track the approval of his bill that expands and institutionalizes the 20 percent transport fare discount given to students. Angara, vice chair of the Senate education committee, was referring to his Senate Bill 945, entitled “An Act Institutionalizing the Grant of Student […]
Senator Sonny Angara emphasized the need for the government to take an active role in safeguarding the national interest over Benham Rise so as to ensure that its benefits will be enjoyed by the country and the Filipinos. “We must protect our nation’s marine wealth and definitely, Benham Rise comprises the nation’s marine wealth. […]
Senator Sonny Angara is encouraging out-of-school youth to take advantage of the new law that included them among the beneficiaries of the government’s Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), which provides short-term job opportunities to help them pursue and continue their education. “Higit na nangangailangan ng tulong ang ating mga out-of-school youth […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on the Filipino youth to be “environment warriors” even as he urged the entire nation to participate in the “Earth Hour” to be held today, March 25, and appealed for a wide unity in protecting and saving the planet from environment plunderers. “Earth Hour” is an annual global environmental […]
Following the recent Senate passage of the bill mandating free tuition in all state universities and colleges (SUCs), Senator Sonny Angara said the next education reform in line should be the One Family, One Graduate Act. Angara’s Senate Bill 133 gives poor but deserving students free college education until they graduate. Beneficiaries of the […]