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PAY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS WELL – ANGARA

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said government should pay teachers better if it wants to improve the quality of education in public schools. “Quality education begins with quality teachers. And to have good quality teachers in our public schools we need to pay them well,” Angara said, as he reiterated his appeal to the government to […]

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PROBE WATER SHORTAGE – ANGARA

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara wants government regulators and Congress to look into the cause of the water shortage now affecting parts of Metro Manila and Rizal province even as he called for long-term solutions to meet the country’s growing water demand. Angara expressed concern over the ongoing water service interruptions across the concession area of […]

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GOV’T SHOULD ROLL OUT EL NIÑO ACTION PLAN – ANGARA

Government should roll out an El Niño action plan in food-growing areas of the country before the drought caused by the weather phenomenon unleashes its full brunt on farmers who are also grappling with low rice and coconut prices. This was the call made by reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara, who also urged a “proactive stance” […]

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GIVE SENIOR CITIZENS JOB OPPORTUNITIES – ANGARA

Aside from bigger and wider coverage of social pension, the country’s elderly population must be given employment opportunities to be productive even in their old age and keep them away from poverty, according to reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara. Angara, a champion of the rights and welfare of senior citizens in the Senate, said many elderly […]

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HIRING WOMEN WORKERS IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS – ANGARA

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said private companies need not worry about hiring female employees in light of the recently approved law extending the paid maternity leave to 105 days from 60, citing that women workers are good for business and there is benefit in achieving gender equality in the workplace. President Rodrigo Duterte recently signed […]

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ANGARA TO OFWS: AVAIL OF OWWA BENEFITS

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families should take advantage of the wide range of services and benefits under a law that institutionalized and strengthened the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Angara said that under Republic Act 10801 or the OWWA Act of 2016, the benefits and services, among them […]

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PASS STUDENT DISCOUNT BILL BEFORE SUMMER VACATION – ANGARA

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara has expressed hope that the bill seeking to institutionalize and expand the 20 percent student fare discount to include travel by air and sea will be passed into law before students return to their home provinces for the school summer vacation. Angara said the proposed discount would make the summer break […]

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FPJPM’S ENDORSEMENT IS A MAJOR BOOST TO MY REELECTION BID – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara continues to rake in endorsements in his bid for another six-year term in the Senate, the latest of which was from supporters of the late Filipino movie icon Fernando Poe Jr. Angara was among seven senatorial candidates endorsed by the Filipinos for Peace, Justice and Progress Movement (FPJPM) for the upcoming May […]

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FIRST PH SUBWAY LINE TO RESTORE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN RAIL TRANSPORT– ANGARA

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said the construction of the country’s first subway line and other key mass transit projects under the government’s centerpiece program “Build, Build, Build” should help restore public confidence in the local rail transport system, which has been under fire due to its poor and unreliable service. “The Metro Manila Subway, along […]

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NOW IS THE BEST TIME FOR COLLEGE DROPOUTS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL – ANGARA

It is never too late to earn a college degree. This was the advice given by reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara to over 360,000 unemployed university dropouts, as well as high school graduates but did not proceed to college, as he urged them to return to school and take advantage of the government’s free tertiary education. […]