Senator Sonny Angara has expressed alarm over the lack of professionals specializing in the care of the elderly in the Philippines, which puts to question the country’s ability to meet the healthcare needs of its adult population.
Senator Sonny Angara has urged the House of Representatives to immediately pass its version of the bill institutionalizing the grant of 20-percent fare discount to students to ensure they will continue to enjoy reduced transportation expenses in the future.
Senator Sonny Angara has filed a proposed legislation that will give the Department of Health (DOH) the authority to increase the bed capacity of all public hospitals under its supervision in order to address the mismatch in occupancy and improve the quality of government health services.
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for wide-ranging reforms to improve the services and facilities in all barangays across the country, as well as make barangay officials regular state employees entitled to fixed salaries and benefits.
Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, expressed the Senate panels’ willingness to support the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) programs aimed at providing shared service facilities (SSF) to MSMEs, helping our current industries move up the value chain, and planting the seeds so that our creative sectors grow and prosper.
