The need to carry out the basic reforms is more urgent now than any other point in the recent past. Either we begin now or the decline of the national condition becomes irreversible. click here to read the full story»

The Castillian feared the plunder of Aurora province’s vast forests, especially by businessman and foreign commercial interests. He wanted the region remain pristine paradise for inhabitants. Quezon wished that Baler could only be reached by sea. click here to read the full story»

Ask Edgardo Angara the most important reform measures he authored or shepherded in the Senate and he readily ticks off a number of them. These include: the Bangko Sentral Law that established the new central bank; free high school, the removal of the negative list to open up existing industries to new players, education reform, mass health insurance through PhilHealth, and the Senior Citizens Law. click here to read the full story»

On Dec. 27, 1735, the town of Baler, Aurora was inundated by an earthquake-induced massive tidal wave, wiping out its entire population except for five families – Lumasac, Bitong, Carrasco, Poblete, Bijasa and Angara. Three of the families move out of Baler, leaving two, the Lumasacs and the Angaras in the town which was relocated two kilometers inland. click here to read the full story»

Just before leaving for Germany last October, Senator Edgardo Angara had a private meeting with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her sprawling Forbes Park home. Present at the meeting were Senate President Frank Drilon and House Speaker Jose de Venecia, who arranged the conversation. The three-hour tete-a-tete triggered speculations that Angara was joining the cabinet and abandoning the opposition. In this privilege speech delivered Nov. 16, 2004 on the Senate floor, the opposition leader explains why he agreed to talk Arroyo: click here to read the full story»

Rescue and rehabilitation teams are expecting worse difficulties over the next few days as disaster-stricken Aurora province remained without electricity and roads remained impassable. click here to read the full story»

Super-typhoon "Yoyong", packing center winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour, is on the path to Luzon and expected to hit either the provinces of Quezon or Aurora today or tomorrow. click here to read the full story»

To Gov. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo of Aurora, her "Ulirang Ina" award is the "mother of all awards." The others, such as the general recognition that she was one of the best woman lawyers in the country during her days in active law practice, can go and can be taken away. Welcome compliments perhaps. It is the "Ulirang Ina" award that she cherishes most. It is the story of her life. click here to read the full story»

IT'S A MIRACLE. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday praised the heavens for the rescue of four survivors from the rubble of a collapsed building in Real, Quezon. click here to read the full story»

Senator Edgardo Angara called for the employment of tribesmen as guardians of the forests. click here to read the full story»

The composite team from government agencies continues to conduct a relief and rehabilitation operations in areas damaged by the recent typhoon "Violeta" here, east of Central Luzon, and adjoining towns. click here to read the full story»

Eight more were added to the growing list of casualties of the flashfloods that hit Dingalan last Monday due to typhoons Unding and Violeta. This brings the total death toll for Dingalan to 23. click here to read the full story»