Alagang Angara

"The past six years of the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte were some of the most challenging in the country’s history. But with a strong political will and outstanding management skills, President Duterte tackled the drug menace head on and made good on his promise to make the country a safer place for Filipinos.

The Duterte administration, with its heralded economic team, saw the country enjoying a high credit rating and investments in critical infrastructure that has benefited Filipinos across the country and will continue to benefit future generations.

PINAPURIHAN ngayon ni Senator Sonny Angara, chairman ng Senate committee on Finance ang pagkakapili ng incoming Marcos administration kay Amenan Pangandaman, Concurrent Assistant Governor ng Banko Sentral ng Piipinas bilang bagong Kalihim ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM). 

"Napakahaba na ng karanasan ni Mina sa legislature at executive branches, kaya natutuwa akong makakatuwang namin siyang muli sa pag-aaral sa 2023 national budget sa mga darating na araw," ani Angara. 

"We welcome with open arms the appointment of Amenah Pangandaman as the incoming Budget Secretary under the Marcos administration. 

Given her long experience in both the legislature and the executive branches, we look forward to working with Mina once again as we go over the 2023 national budget later this year. 

Senator Sonny Angara said today that the latest amendments to the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) charter will result in a stronger and more resilient banking system in the country.

A product of extensive consultations with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the academe and stakeholders of the banking and financial sector, Angara said the new charter of the PDIC will streamline the operation of the government corporation so that it could focus on its core function of securing the deposits of the public by providing insurance coverage for banks.

MULING nanawagan si Senador Sonny Angara sa publiko, partikular sa mga ‘di pa nakapagpapabakuna na magpabakuna na kontra COVID upang mapangalagaan ang sarili laban sa virus.

Ito ang pahayag ng senador sa gitna ng muling pagtaas ng bilang ng mga kaso ng COVID sa bansa nitong mga nakaraang araw. 

Kaugnay ang panawagang ito ni Angara  sa pahayag ng Department of Health (DOH) na 85 porsyento ng mga pasyenteng may malalang COVID sa mga pagamutan ay pawang mga hindi pa bakunado.

The Senate Committee on Finance worked tirelessly to ensure that the 2022 National Budget was approved on time. This is even more significant at this time when amidst the efforts to control the spread of the new Omicron variant of COVID, several regions of our country were hit by Typhoon Odette, causing widespread destruction, the magnitude of which has never been seen before by the communities affected. With the signing of the 2022 General Appropriations Act, urgently needed funds can already be released at the start of the year to help the communities ravaged by Typhoon Odette. 

Senator Sonny Angara today reminded the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to settle all of its obligations, particularly to the private hospitals, which have accumulated to billions of pesos over time.

The Chairman of the Committee on Finance took note of the increase in the government subsidies provided to PhilHealth—from P71.3 billion in 2021 to P79.9 billion in 2022.

Now that the country has a steady supply of COVID-19 vaccines, Senator Sonny Angara today backed the call of the private sector to provide booster shots for its employees.

Angara, who steered the passage of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act as its sponsor in the Senate, said that the country appears to have enough supply of vaccines to cover the priority sectors and the booster shots for private sector employees.

Senator Sonny Angara today reiterated the need to improve the country’s capabilities on genome sequencing and biosurveillance in order to respond faster to health threats brought about by the new variants of the COVID-19 virus.

More countries are reporting positive cases of the new Omicron variant and the Department of Health (DOH) is currently investigating the possible entry of the same in the Philippines.

"Matagal ng ni rereklamo ng mga ospital itong mabagal na pag reimburse ng mga gastos ng mga ospital at pasyente; kelangan bilisan ng Philhealth ang pag proseso ng claims ng mga ospital otherwise magkakaroon tayo ng systems failure dito sa healthcare system natin; pag di na babayaran ang health services maaaring may mag sara na ospital at mapeperwisyo ang publiko at ang nangangailangan ng serbisyonh pangkalusugan.