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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: SONG Hye Ri (Music Composition in Applied Music), LIM Eun Jie(Digital Art), Yu Ji Eun(Theatre Arts), Professor CHO Sang Wook, Senator Edgardo J. Angara, Mr. Alfonso Reyno Jr, KIM Hye Mee(Korean Traditional Music), Byeon Mi Na (Creative Writing), CHOI Nu Ri (Film)
SEATED: PARK Jae Song (Broadcasting), KIM Tae Jin (Visual Communications), PARK Doo Young (Acting) and Mark James Evangelista

Senator Edgardo J. Angara hosted a luncheon meeting with the Korean Delegation from the Seoul Institute of the Arts. The team composed of 9 students and 1 Digital Arts Professor will be staying here in the Philippines for a month to study English Conversation and Business Writing at Languages Internationale in Makati. During weekends they are scheduled to stage Korean Traditional songs (Pansori) and dances on various academic institutions in cities and municipalities around the country.

Senator Edgardo J. Angara, Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, expressed his support for the Department of Education’s new policy on the use of the student’s mother tongue as a medium of instruction from Grades 1 to 3 under the K-12 curriculum.

“Studies show that students who were taught with their mother tongue learn faster as they were able to grasp concepts more easily,” stressed Angara.

by Senator Edgardo J. Angara
Published on January 24, 2012, Business Mirror


The entire country, as well as international observers, has been closely keeping tabs on the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona. We are, indeed, seeing history unfold before us but let us not, in the process, fail to take notice of an equally pivotal development for the future.

Senator Edgardo J. Angara warned against the potential impact of further delaying the proceedings of the ongoing Impeachment Trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

"We've done quite frailly in one week's time," observed Angara, when asked to assess the progress of the proceedings so far during an interview. "Much of the first week's successes are owed solely to the able handling of the Presiding Officer."

Senator Edgardo J. Angara manifested on the Senate floor today key amendments to the proposed Cybercrime Bill which legislate the creation of new government offices.

Filed last year by Angara, Chair of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (Senate Bill No. 2796) provides for a legal framework under which designated authorities can investigate, apprehend and prosecute individuals for such Internet-related crimes as online theft, fraud and hacking.

Senator Edgardo J. Angara has tapped world-renowned Filipino doctor Dr. Patricio F. Reyes, FAAN to head the Philippine Institute for Ageing (PIA) sought to be established through Senate Bill No. 2982 which he authored.

As the country welcomes the Chinese New Year, Senator Edgardo J. Angara is hopeful that the coming lunar year would usher in a more productive and progressive period for the Philippines.

“We would like to extend our greetings of prosperity and good fortune to the entire Filipino-Chinese community here in our country,” said Angara.

The year of the Water Dragon for the Chinese is expected to bring good luck for local businesses and foreign investors, as well as potentially enhance local tourism and travel.

by Senator Edgardo J. Angara
Published on January 22, 2012, Manila Bulletin


The entire country, as well as international observers, closely kept tabs on the first week of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona. We are, indeed, seeing history unfold before us but let us not, in the process, fail to take notice of an equally pivotal development for the future.

Senator Edgardo J. Angara underscored the importance of safeguarding Filipino Internet users in driving growth and development, as the country transitions into an information-driven economy.

Angara, Chair of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, noted that according to the Survey on Information and Communications Technology (SICT) from the National Statistics Office (NSO), e-commerce transactions in the country reached P308.2 million in 2009.

Senator Edgardo J. Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology and Congressional Commission on Science Technology and Engineering (COMSTE), underscored the importance of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in disaster governance.

“We should take full advantage of technology to reduce disaster vulnerability. There is a system that can monitor rain in real-time, as well as a low-cost wave monitoring system that automatically sends an alarm when there is an indication of vertical acceleration,” he explained.