Presentation

1. SENATORS OF THE
PHILIPPINES
SONNY ANGARA

2. SONNY ANGARA
• Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Manalang
Angara (Tagalog: [aŋˈɡara]; born July 15, 1972) is a Filipino
politician and lawyer serving as a Senator since 2013. He is
also the chairman of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the
governing body of basketball in the Philippines. He had
previously served as the Representative of Aurora's lone
district from 2004 to 2013. His father, Edgardo Angara, was
the Senate President from 1993 to 1995.

3. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
• Angara was born on July 15, 1972 in Manila to lawyer and future
Senator Edgardo Angara and Gloria Manalang-Angara,[1] a teacher
who would become chairperson of the Cultural Center of the
Philippines. He took up his basic education at Xavier School in San
Juan, Metro Manila, then attended Douai School in the UK, and
finished his Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations with
honors from the London School of Economics. He finished his law
degree at the University of the Philippines College of Law, and earned
his Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in Cambridge,
Massachusetts

4. EARLY CAREER
• He worked as a trainee at the Metropolitan Bank and Trust
Company (Metrobank) in Makati in 1991. He worked as a news
reporter for The Philippine Star in 1992. He served as an apprentice
and member of the delegation in the Philippine Mission to the United
Nations in New York in 1994. He worked as an associate attorney at
the Angara Abello Concepcion Regala and Cruz (ACCRA) law firm
from 2001 to 2003. He taught as a professor at the New Era
University (NEU) College of Law and at the Centro Escolar
University (CEU) School of Law and Jurisprudence.

5. POLITICAL CAREER
• Political career
• He was first elected to public office in 2004 as the representative to Congress for the lone
district of Aurora, where he succeeded his aunt, Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo, a three-term
representative and erstwhile governor of Aurora. Elected at age 31, he was one of the
youngest members of the 13th Congress. He was a member of the House minority and
served as House deputy minority leader, thereby becoming an ex officio member of all
standing and special committees of the 13th Congress. He authored a number of laws of
national significance and was able to focus on work in his constituency, where he used the
funds allotted to his office to build over 100 classrooms and provided funds for indigent
constituents in 12 government hospitals and hundreds of scholarships to deserving
students at various state universities and colleges (SUCs). He also worked together with
socio-civic groups on various projects and funded the creation of the Gawad Kalinga
villages for the homeless in three of Aurora's municipalities and the provision of computers
and Internet access to Aurora's public high schools, together with the GILAS Foundation,
and access to vocational, skills, and livelihood training through the Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and other groups.

6. • He was first elected to public office in 2004 as the representative to Congress for the
lone district of Aurora, where he succeeded his aunt, Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo, a
three-term representative and erstwhile governor of Aurora. Elected at age 31, he
was one of the youngest members of the 13th Congress. He was a member of the
House minority and served as House deputy minority leader, thereby becoming
an ex officio member of all standing and special committees of the 13th Congress.
He authored a number of laws of national significance and was able to focus on
work in his constituency, where he used the funds allotted to his office to build over
100 classrooms and provided funds for indigent constituents in 12 government
hospitals and hundreds of scholarships to deserving students at various state
universities and colleges (SUCs). He also worked together with socio-civic groups
on various projects and funded the creation of the Gawad Kalinga villages for the
homeless in three of Aurora's municipalities and the provision of computers and
Internet access to Aurora's public high schools, together with the GILAS Foundation,
and access to vocational, skills, and livelihood training through the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and other groups.

7. • Angara was elected to a third term as congressman for Aurora
in 2010. He was a signatory to the impeachment complaint against
then-Chief Justice Renato Corona, which was signed by the 188
members of the Philippine House of Representatives in December
2011,[4] was eventually adopted as the Articles of Impeachment, and
was passed for consideration of the Senate impeachment court. He
acted as deputy spokesperson of the House prosecution panel,
together with Marikina Representative Miro
Quimbo and Quezon Representative Lorenzo Tañada III, in the
impeachment trial of the Chief Magistrate

8. • As a three-term congressman, he authored several measures signed into law by the President of the Philippines, such as:
• Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 (Republic Act 10627)[6]
• The Insurance Code (Republic Act 10607)[7]
• National Health Insurance Act of 2013 (Republic Act 10606)[8]
• Philippine Design Competitiveness Act of 2013 (Republic Act 10557)[9]
• Philippine National Health Research System Act of 2013 (Republic Act 10532)[10]
• Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act 9710)[11]
• Pre-Need Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 9829)[12]
• Aurora Special Economic Zone Act of 2007 (Republict Act No. 9490)[13]
• Tax Exemption for Minimum Wage Earners Law (Republic Act No. 9504)[14]
• Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Act of 2009 (Republic Act No. 9586)[15]
• Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008 (Republic Act No. 9497)[16]
• Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) Act of 2008 (Republic Act No. 9505)[17]
• Tourism Act of 2009 (Republic Act No. 9593)[citation needed]
• University of the Philippines Charter of 2008 (Republic Act No. 9500)[18]
• An Act Providing for the Legitimation of Children Born to Parents Below Marrying Age, Amending for the Purpose the Family Code of the Philippines, as Amended (Republic Act No.
9858)[19]
• National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 (Republic Act 10066)[20]
• Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 (Republic Act No. 9994)[21]
• Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act (FRIA) of 2010 (Republic Act 10142)[22]
• Kindergarten Education Act (Republic Act 10157)[citation needed]
• Credit Information System Act (Republic Act 9510)[23]

9. SENATE (2013–PRESENT)
• angara was elected to the Senate in 2013 and was reelected in 2019.[26] He ran under the then-
administration coalitions Team PNoy and Hugpong ng Pagbabago, respectively. He has sponsored or
authored more than 200 laws in his nearly two decades of service as a legislator.[27]
• In the 18th Congress, Senator Angara currently chairs the Finance and Youth committees: As chairman of
the Senate Committee of Finance, Senator Angara sponsored into law measures crucial to COVID-19
pandemic response and recovery:[28]
• Republic Act 11525, COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act
• Republic Act 11640, Extending the Availability of the 2021 General Appropriations Act
• Republic Act 11639, 2022 General Appropriations Act
• Republic Act 11520, Extending the Availability of the 2020 General Appropriations Act
• Republic Act 11519, Extending the availability of appropriations under RA 11494 or the Bayanihan 2
• Republic Act 11518, 2021 General Appropriations Act
• Republic Act 11494, Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2
• Republic Act 11465, 2020 General Appropriations Act
• Republic Act 11464, Extending the Validity of the 2019 General Appropriations Act

10. • ngara was elected to the Senate in 2013 and was reelected in 2019.[26] He ran under the
then-administration coalitions Team PNoy and Hugpong ng Pagbabago, respectively. He
has sponsored or authored more than 200 laws in his nearly two decades of service as a
legislator.[27]
• In the 18th Congress, Senator Angara currently chairs the Finance and Youth
committees: As chairman of the Senate Committee of Finance, Senator Angara
sponsored into law measures crucial to COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery:[28]
• Republic Act 11525, COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act
• Republic Act 11640, Extending the Availability of the 2021 General Appropriations Act
• Republic Act 11639, 2022 General Appropriations Act
• Republic Act 11520, Extending the Availability of the 2020 General Appropriations Act
• Republic Act 11519, Extending the availability of appropriations under RA 11494 or the
Bayanihan 2
• Republic Act 11518, 2021 General Appropriations Act
• Republic Act 11494, Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2
• Republic Act 11465, 2020 General Appropriations Act
• Republic Act 11464, Extending the Validity of the 2019 General Appropriations Act