Vaccinating towards the new normal
RECENTLY, the country loosened many of its COVID-related restrictions on account of two factors — that infection numbers have been declining in the past...
Time to invest in the new normal
THE NEW normal is the best opportune time to invest. Entrepreneurs, small and big businessmen and the government itself should take this opportunity to...
Relief from oil price hikes
OVER THE past month, we have seen a drop in the number of new COVID-19 cases, a decline in the hospitalization of people with...
Providing dignity in aging
RECOGNIZING the impact and contributions of our senior citizens to the overall growth of the country, my father—former Senate President Edgardo Angara—authored Republic Act...
On mental health and well-being
SAN BEDA University recently held the fourth Edgardo J. Angara Memorial Public Lecture on Public Policy as part of its Venerable Bede discussion series....
Responding to the Learning Crisis
RECENTLY, the Department of Education (DepEd) authorized its regional units to begin the progressive expansion of face-to-face classes in public schools found in areas under...
Gearing up new youth programs
WE RECENTLY chaired a Senate Committee on Youth public hearing on measures that we believe could have a tremendous impact on young Filipinos, many...
Tackling youth unemployment amid the pandemic
IN DECEMBER 2021, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released a study underscoring how across the ASEAN including the Philippines the youth were among the...
RA 11635 — Saving Private Schools from Excessive Taxation
LAST DECEMBER 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act (RA) 11635, which amends Section 27(B) of the National Internal Revenue Code of...
The need for improved testing
EVER SINCE COVID-19 cases started to surge with the coming of the new year, anecdotal reports have since emerged about delayed RT-PCR results and...