Senator Sonny Angara was elected senator in 2013, placing sixth with 16 million votes. A lawmaker for more than 12 years, he is one of the most hardworking and productive member of Congress having already more than 80 laws under his belt. He is the Senate’s leading voice in advocating for income tax reform to raise the take-home pay of workers, and to make the tax system a tool for economic progress, social justice and happier families.
Senator Sonny is actively pushing for greater support for Filipino athletes as he sponsored the law that provided bigger cash incentives and benefits to winning national athletes, and included athletes with disabilities in the grant of incentives. He is also the sponsor of laws establishing sports academies and training centers in various cities and municipalities in the country to hone the skills of young athletes from the provinces.
He is advocating for bills that would improve healthcare services in the country—the expansion of the Universal Healthcare Law to cover free check-ups and laboratory tests, the Healthy Nanay and Bulilit bill (or the First 1,000 Days bill), the free medicines law, and the free dialysis for the poor bill, and the Philippine E-health systems and service act.
