Press Release - PRIB: Senate commends Angara

The Senate on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 adopted a resolution expressing its sincere appreciation to Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara for his "exemplary service to the institution and to the Filipino people as a senator of the Philippines.

Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 1070, taking into consideration SRNs 1074, 1079 and 1094, introduced by Sen. Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri, said Angara "has upheld the highest standards of public service over his two decade legislative career, spanning three terms as a representative of the lone district of Aurora from 2004 to 2013 and two terms as a senator from 2013 to 2024.

Aside from Zubiri, SRN 1070 was also authored by Senators Nancy Binay, Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito, Win Gatchalian, Loren Legarda and Joel Villanueva.

"In the last two decades, Senator Sonny has proven his worth as a legislator, authoring and sponsoring over 340 laws across his time in the House and in the Senate, with a particular focus on education, youth empowerment, healthcare, labor, finance, local government and good governance," Zubiri said in his sponsorship speech.

"Here in the Senate, he took on the responsibility of heading a number of key committees, most notably the Senate Committee on Finance--a daunting and demanding committee at any given time, but especially so at the height and in the immediate wake of the COVID-19 pandemic," he said.

"A lesser legislator likely would have buckled under the weight of the unforeseen challenges brought on by COVID and the impact that it had on our national spending and our priorities. But as Finance chairperson, Senator Sonny was competence incarnate. We could always trust him to be prudent and decisive in running the numbers and ensuring that our national budget is truly responsive to the needs of our people," the senator added.

Zubiri said it was this same competence that allowed Angara to ably lead the Committee on Ways and Means, another one that requires meticulous and heavy-duty work. "Here, he readily took on the thankless task of being our resident taxman--a highly difficult but necessary role, and one that he rose to with great resolve," he said.

"While we in the Senate are sure to feel his absence