Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:58:25 +0000
Government agencies should detail their anti-red tape performance when they face Senate hearings on the proposed 2020 national budget, Senator Sonny Angara said on Tuesday.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 06:47:10 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the bill that institutionalizes student fare discounts for all modes of transportation.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 21:37:56 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara is pushing anew for a measure to provide better, commensurate pay to the country’s frontline workers, its barangay officials and employees.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:05:23 +0000
Sen. Sonny Angara has filed Senate Bill No. 137, or the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act of 2019, that would criminalize 13 forms of discrimination.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 05:05:02 +0000
MANILA, Philippines—The push for a federal form of government still has a “long way to go” even as the majority of senators are allies of President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been calling for a shift to federalism, reelected senator Sonny Angara said Wednesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 05:01:32 +0000
Senator-elect Christopher “Bong” Go conceded that President Duterte’s push for federalism remained a “long shot,” noting the public’s lack of awareness.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 06:15:47 +0000
Reelectionist senator Sonny Angara and Duterte’s political adviser Francis Tolentino have thanked supporters as partial and unofficial count indicates they would be among likely victors in this year’s polls.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 21:14:52 +0000
Reelectionist Sen. Sonny Angara on Thursday said he was determined to carry forward the central principles of his father in the legislature.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 07:19:04 +0000
Senator Sonny Angara said Tuesday the new law waiving fees on documents needed by first-time jobseekers will give financial relief to over one million Filipinos annually.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 02:24:44 +0000
Senator Angara is calling on President Duterte to sign a bill that would exempt first-time jobseekers from paying for certain documents.
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