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IMPROVE HEALTHCARE OF FILIPINO ELDERLY – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara stressed the necessity to improve the country’s ability to meet the healthcare needs of the Filipino elderly. Speaking at the 6th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Angara said the country is facing a serious shortage of geriatricians or medical doctors who are specially trained to evaluate and […]

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DUTERTE TO URGE CONGRESS TO PASS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE BILL IN 3RD SONA – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to certify as urgent the Universal Health Coverage bill, saying he is expecting the President to urge Congress to pass the measure in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA). “The President’s call would definitely help speed up the passage of this bill that aims to […]

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Womb-To-Crib Measure to Provide Fair Start in Life – ANGARA

  Senator Sonny Angara filed a measure that will ensure appropriate health care program for mothers and their children in their first 1,000 days. This developed as Angara urged his fellow senators to show their care for Filipino mothers by ensuring the smooth and prompt approval of the “First 1,000 Days Act” (SBN 136) bill […]

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Wider Access to Mental Health Care Needed – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara has joined the calls for the immediate passage of a bill that aims to establish a national mental health policy in the country to ensure that mental health care is made available even to ordinary Filipinos. In his co-sponsorship speech of Senate Bill 1354, Angara stressed that the government should heed the […]