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Monday, April 21, 2025

Better Days

Early voting for seniors and PWDs

WE CONGRATULATE the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the successful holding of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). As committed by our poll...

Celebrating 23 years of the Public Employment Service Office

OVER THE past 23 years, the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) has been instrumental in helping Filipinos find and secure jobs in the Philippines...

Revisiting the Government Procurement Reform Act

THE SENATE Committee on Finance is about to conclude its hearings on the individual budgets of the different Departments, agencies and offices of the...

Making physical and mental health of the public a national priority

OVER the past year, our lives have returned to normal with the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic restrictions are now a thing of...

Ensuring the rights and protection of Filipino seafarers worldwide

OVER a decade has passed since we first filed the bill pushing for the institutionalization of a Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. It was way...

Reviving the UPPEJA Fellowship for Education Reform

SEPTEMBER 24 this year marks what would have been the 89th birthday of my father, former Senate President Edgardo Angara. It has been five...

The heart and soul of education

ALMOST all of us are aware of the myriad of problems our education system is facing. Filipino students rank among the lowest in the...

A better and more responsive platform for youth leadership

BY SONNY ANGARA  THE ELECTION period has started for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). The filing of certificates of candidacy began last...

A strategy for inclusive growth and prosperity

THE SENATE Committee on Finance, of which I am Chairman, recently concluded its deliberations on Senate Bill No. 2426 or the proposed Tatak Pinoy...

A big win for health care and military veterans with disabilities

FILIPINOS who require specialized medical care, particularly the ones who reside in far-flung areas will soon see more facilities that will cater to them...