Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Manalang Angara is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as a Senator since 2013. He is the principal author and sponsor of Republic Act No. 11981 also known as the Tatak Pinoy Act, a landmark law for establishing a policy platform for the public and private sectors to collaborate to help domestic enterprises become more globally competitive and offer more diverse and sophisticated products and services. He is also the chairman of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the governing body of basketball in the Philippines.
Sonny Angara
Senate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large under plurality-at-large voting.
Senate of the Philippines
Joint session of Philippine Legislature including the newly elected Senate, November 15, 1916
The post–World War II Philippine Senate in 1951: Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr., far left, debates Quintín Paredes, far right. In the middle are Justiniano Montano, Mariano Jesús Cuenco, Enrique B. Magalona, and Francisco Delgado; in the foreground is Edmundo Cea. Deliberations were once held at the Old Legislative Building.
Senate traditional photo. July 2022.