Press Releases from
the Office of Philippine Senator Ed Angara

The following are the archived press releases from the office of Philiippine Senator Ed Angara for March 2007.

• Senate race about good governance - Angara
• Angara wows Filipino youths
• Angara bats for creation of Aurora Special Economic Zone
• Strengthen barangay health workers - Angara
• Farmers are also heroes - Angara
• Angara urges grads to pursue S&T excellence
• Genuine Opposition
• Angara earns title of "Mr. Education"
• OFW Investments
• Angara vows to expand PhilHealth coverage
• Angara cites breastfeeding program
• Modernize Philippine Coconut Industry - Angara
• Education according to Angara
• Education must be top priority for senatorial candidates - Angara
• Angara bats for more budget for infrastructure
• Angara urges "all-out peace"
• Angara bats for 20/10 rice production program
• This country nees a working Senate - Angara
• Angara calls for strict enforcement of senior citizen's discount
• Angara reveals 3-point agenda to revive the quality of Philippine education
• Service, not surveys - Angara
• Angara presses for changes in campaign strategy
• PGH must lead in research for health policymaking - Angara

The 2007 Philippine senate race is not about the rivalry between President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and former president Joseph Estrada. The senatorial race is about leadership and good governance.

Reelectionist Sen. Edgardo Angara has won the support and admiration of young professionals and students in the city without asking for their votes.

The Aurora Ecozone shall be managed and operated by the Aurora Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) which may administer incentives to registered enterprises.

Sen. Edgardo Angara, the longest-serving senator today, is spearheading a move to strengthen the 200,000 barangay health workers (BHWs) so they could be more effective in delivering health services.

Re-electionist senatorial candidate Edgardo Angara said that aside from overseas Filipino workers, farmers who till the country's agricultural lands must also be considered as heroes.

In a speech before graduates of the Bohol University, Angara said that excellence in math, science and engineering is the crying need of the Philippines to be competitive globally.

Sen. Edgardo Angara maintained that the Genuine Opposition is not qualified to be named the dominant minority party entitled to the sixth copy of election returns in the May 14 polls.

Re-electionist Senator Edgardo J. Angara, the most invited Senatoriable to graduation exercises, keeps his campaign sorties this week to speaking before students in colleges and universities, from the biggest to the smallest.

Senator Edgardo J. Angara said that crash courses on investing money and financial literacy should be included in the pre-departure briefings for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) so the OFWs can really make better investment choices with their earnings abroad.

Senator Edgardo Angara has vowed to expand the coverage of Philhealth to include more ailments and more beneficiaries.

Reelectionist Sen. Edgardo J. Angara is pressing for an intensified breastfeeding program in the country for a healthier Philippines.

Senator Edgardo J. Angara today asked the Department of Agriculture and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) to carry out a crash program to modernize the coconut industry, starting with the full implementation of a 50,000 hectare - a-year replanting program.

Providing good education is simple enough, according to Sen. Angara. In order to build a pool of good students, the country must first enrich the educational background of its teachers at the basic level.

Senatorial contender Edgardo Angara stressed that candidates for the Senate ought to place education on top of their political agenda in order to effectively strengthen the country's foundation for the future - the youth.

Senator Edgardo J. Angara declared that re-aligning and employing the country's extra revenues will help build infrastructure and create jobs in the rural areas.

Senator Edgardo J. Angara said that seeking "all-out peace" in dealing with problems of political dissent and insurgency is the best policy for government as there is no better option than securing the peace through negotiations and broadening the country's democratic space.

Senator Ed Angara said the 20/10 philippine rice production program should be the top priority of government to enable the country's farmlands to produce 20 million metric tons of rice by 2010 and achieve that elusive goal of rice self-sufficiency.

The Philippines needs a working Senate more than anything else.

Reelectionist senator Edgardo J. Angara called for strict enforcement of the senior citizen's discount amid increasing complaints from the elderly that they no longer avail of the discounts, particularly in the purchase of medicines.

Senator Edgardo J. Angara revealed a 3-point agenda to revive the quality of education, as well as to address the problem of Filipino competitiveness in the global manpower industry.

Senatorial candidate Ed Angara said that a good track record in public service must be the foundation for winnability, rather than the results of surveys or mock elections.

Reelectionist Sen. Edgardo J. Angara said that Team Unity's campaign strategy needs improvement to enable senatorial candidates to cover more areas at less cost and shorter time.

Sen. Edgardo J. Angara urged the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) to spearhead policy research work that would lead to more meaningful and relevant health legislation.