Legislative Accomplishments

The following are some of the legislative accomplishments of Senator Edgardo Angara from the 8th to the 13th Congress.

Government and Economic Reforms

1. Institutionalizing mechanisms to fight corruption in the bureaucracy through the Government Procurement Reform Act (RA 9184);
2. Giving every overseas Filipino worker a chance to exercise his right to suffrage through the Absentee Voting Act of 2003 (RA 9189);
3. Decentralizing government power and resources by providing for a Local Government Code;
4. People empowerment through the Cooperative Code of the Philippines (RA 6938) and the creation of the Cooperative Development Authority (RA 6939);
5. Jewelry Industry Development Act (RA 8502);
6. Cotton Industry Development Law (RA 8486);
7. Iron and Steel Industry Act;
8. Creation, organization and operation of Rural Banks;
9. Magna Carta for Small Enterprises (RA 6977)

Educational Reforms

1. Free Public Secondary Education Act of 1988 (RA 6655) to support the schooling of our poor youth;
2. Providing Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (RA 6728);
3. CHED and TESDA to make the Philippine educational system more responsive to the needs of the people;
4. Higher Education Act of 1944 (RA 7722);
5. Establishment of Congressional, City and Municipal Libraries and Barangay Reading Centers throughout the country (RA 7743);
6. Strengthening Teacher Education in the Philippines by establishing Centers Of Excellence, creating A Teacher Education Council (RA 7784);
7. Science And Technology Scholarship Act of 1994 (RA 7687) and further strengthening the S & T Program of the Government (RA 8248);
8. Higher Education Modernization Act Of 1997 (RA 8292);
9. Legal Education Reform Act of 1993 (RA 7662);
10. Fair And Equitable Access To Education Act (RA 7880);
11. Philippine Teachers' Professionalization Act (RA 7836);
12. Book Publishing Industry Dev't Act (RA 8047); and
13. Creation And Conversion Of SUCs, including the Cebu Normal University (RA 8688); Cavite State U; Apayao State College; ASCOT; UP Mindanao, among others.

Agricultural and Environmental Reforms

1. Magna Carta of Small Farmers (RA 7606);
2. Creation of the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RA 8178);
3. Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act or AFMA (RA 8435) to modernize our rural sector;
4. Establishment of the CARP Law;
5. Establishment of the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS); and
6. People's Small Mining Act

Cultural Development

1. Creation of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (RA 7356);
2. National Museum System Act (RA 8492);
3. Designating the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company as the Philippine National Folk Dance Company (RA 8626);
4. Creation of the Commission on the Filipino Language (RA 7104);
5. Providing for the promotion, development and preservation of National Living Treasures (RA 7355);
6. Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day every June 30 (RA 9187); and
7. Observance of Eidul Fitr as a National Holiday RA 9177)

Labor, Health, Women and Social Welfare

1. Providing benefits to our elderly through the Senior Citizens' Act and the Expanded Senior Citizens Act;
2. Providing For Retirement Pay To Qualified Private Sector Employees In The Absence Of Any Retirement Plan;
3. Generics Act (RA 6675);
4. Magna Carta of Public Health Workers (RA 7305);
5. Institutionalization of a National Health Insurance Program For All Filipino through PHILHEALTH (RA 9241);
6. Creation of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the promotion of health R & D development (RA 8503);
7. Rooming-In And Breastfeeding Act of 1992 (RA 7600);
8. Philippine Nursing Act of 1991 (RA 7164);
9. Giving Representation To Women In The Social Security Commission (RA 7688);
10. Observance of March 8 Of Every Year as National Women's Day (RA 6949);
11. Organ Donation Act of 1991 (RA 7885);
12. Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA) OF 1997 (RA 8371);
13. Allowing Illegitimate children to use the surname of their Father (RA 9255);
14. An Act To Strengthen The Housing Provident Fund System; and
15. Mt. Pinatubo Assistance Resettlement and Development Act (RA 7637)

13th Congress

The following are some of the legislations that Sen. Ed Angara pushed during the 13th Congress.

1. Biofuels Act to cut our dependence on imported oil and for a cleaner environment;
2. Juvenile Justice Delinquency Act;
3. Declaration of the Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Mosque as National Shrine
4. Credit Information System Act which will make credit more available, especially to small yet responsible borrowers;
5. Special Purpose Vehicle Amendatory Act;
6. Lending Companies Act which will create a regulatory framework for lending companies; and
7. Creation of the Commission on Science, Technology and Engineering (COMSTE)

14th Congress

If reelected, the following are some of the legislations that Senator Ed Angara will push for during the 14th Congress.

1. Pre-Need Code which will establish rules to govern the operations of pre-need firms and provide protection to consumers;
2. Corporate Recovery Act which seeks to improve the insolvency proceedings to make the debt recovery process more efficient;
3. Revised Investment Company Act (RICA) which will enable investment companies to play a vital role in capital formation;
4. Amending the BSP Charter to better oversee the banking system;
5. Modernizing the Insurance Code;
6. Introduction of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), a financial instrument which will provide liquidity to real estate market, and raise close to US $3 billion from real estate in the country;
7. Develop with CHED, TESDA, ECOP and the PCCI human resource and job banks linking networks of related companies with public and private educational institutions, and encourage "learning alliances" among these groups that they may share educational and training programs, exchange best practices and provide internships across companies;
8. Enact and implement the Mindanao Incentives Development Act (MIDA) to provide tax and non-tax incentives for private investors in Mindanao;
9. Expansion and revitalization of the Special Education Program for gifted and handicapped children and youth;
10. Salary and benefits upgrade for teachers and other public employees;
11. Establish a Health Data Center to reinforce health data gathering for better decision-making;
12. Institutionalize School Feeding Programs throughout the country to address the problem of child malnutrition;
13. Philippine - France Friendship Day;
14. Increasing the discount privilege to our senior citizens from 20% to 34%; and
15. Expanding the coverage of PHILHEALTH by establishing the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)