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The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill which sought to reapportion certain legislative districts in Cavite province. Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, said House Bill No. 5367 sought to reapportion certain legislative districts in Cavite province which, in effect, would make General Trias City its […]
Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill that will give the Department of Health (DOH) the authority to increase the bed capacity of all public hospitals to address the mismatch in occupancy and improve the quality of government health services. Under the present set-up, the department can only increase the bed capacity of DOH hospitals […]
The Senate is set to approve on third and final reading a bill that seeks to improve the health and nutritional status of pregnant women and of children from 0 to 2 years old to ensure growth and development of young children. Senate Bill 1537 or the Healthy Nanay and Bulilit Act, also known as […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on the government to ensure that employment assistance will be provided to workers that would be affected should the planned closure of Boracay businesses push through. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has recently announced that it would propose a declaration of a six-month state of calamity and […]
Senator Sonny Angara is confident the Philippines will produce more world-class athletes once the planned sports training facility is built at the soon-to-rise New Clark City in Tarlac. As the principal author and vice chairman of the sports committee, Angara is set to sponsor a bill authorizing the construction of a state-of-the-art Philippine Amateur Sports […]
Senator Sonny Angara has reiterated his nomination of legendary tattoo artist Whang-od Oggay for the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA), or the National Living Treasures Award, for her “exceptional embodiment of the Filipino’s rich heritage.” “Whang-od, who reportedly turned 99 on February 17, deserves the GAMABA award given her valuable contribution to fostering and […]
Traffic is not just a Metro Manila disease but one which has spread all over the country, Senator Sonny Angara declared in a recent statement, prodding government “to look beyond” the National Capital Region in applying cures to the transportation crisis. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has presented its latest figures on the worsening […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called for the full implementation of the Integrated History Law that mandates the teaching of Filipino-Muslim and indigenous peoples’ (IPs) history in both basic and higher education in the country. “As both houses of Congress are working on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), we should endeavor to have a better […]
With the steady rise in cases of abuse among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Senator Sonny Angara has called for the reexamination of the country’s labor export policy, urging the government to focus on providing decent and high-paying jobs to keep Filipinos from working overseas. “Working abroad should be a matter of choice and not out […]
With kidney disease fast becoming one of the leading causes of death in the country, Senator Sonny Angara wants all provincial government hospitals to establish, operate, and maintain a dialysis ward or unit and provide free dialysis treatment to indigent patients. All provincial government hospitals shall establish, operate, and maintain a dialysis ward or unit […]