Edgardo J. Angara
| Edgardo J. Angara | |
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Edgardo Angara, 2000
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| 16th President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office January 18, 1993 – August 28, 1995 |
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| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Neptali Gonzales |
| Succeeded by | Neptali Gonzales |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2013 |
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In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 |
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| 32nd Executive Secretary of the Philippines | |
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In office January 6 – January 20, 2001 |
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| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Preceded by | Ronaldo Zamora |
| Succeeded by | Renato de Villa |
| 29th Secretary of the Department of Agriculture | |
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In office May 1999 – January 6, 2001 |
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| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Preceded by | William Dar |
| Succeeded by | Domingo Panganiban |
| Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office August 28, 1995 – October 10, 1996 |
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| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Wigberto Tañada |
| Succeeded by | Neptali Gonzales |
| 15th President of the University of the Philippines | |
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In office 1981–1987 |
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| Preceded by | Emanuel V. Soriano |
| Succeeded by | Jose V. Abueva |
| Personal details | |
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September 24, 1934 Baler, Tayabas, Philippine Islands |
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Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (1992-2004; 2005 to date) Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Angara Wing) (2004-2005) |
| Spouse(s) | Gloria Manalang |
| Children | Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | https://www.edangara.com |
Edgardo Javier Angara (born September 24, 1934) is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993 to 1995. He was a Senator from 1987 to 1998 and then served as Secretary of Agriculture from 1999 to 2001. He served in the Senate again from 2001 to 2013.
Edgardo Angara was born in Baler, Aurora. He earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines in 1958. While in university, he joined the Sigma Rho Fraternity. Upon graduation, he was elected to the Pi Gamma Mu and Phi Kappa Phi international honor societies. He earned his LL.M. from the University of Michigan Law School in the United States in 1964.
In May 1972, Angara together with classmates (and fraternity brothers from Sigma Rho) from the UP College of Law and Juan Ponce Enrile, founded the ACCRA Law Offices, which became the country's most recognized and prestigious law firm in less than a decade. From 1981 to 1987, Angara became president of the University of the Philippines. He rallied alumni in the country and abroad to pool their resources for various projects to mark UP's diamond jubilee in 1983, including the creation of additional professorial chairs and faculty grants. Through his efforts, the liberal arts curriculum was strengthened, a seven-year honors medical curriculum installed, humanities and science were energized, and a multi-campus university organization was instituted.
He defended the state university's tradition of dissent and fiscal autonomy, while maintaining its reputation for academic excellence. He established stronger links with the business community and alumni organizations, raising the biggest faculty endowment in the university.
Angara's achievements brought him into politics. He first served as senator from 1987 until 1992. By this time, he had established a reputation as a resolute reformer and firm leader, winning praise for his non-confrontational stance on contentious domestic and international issues, while building consensus at the same time.
He was Senate President from 1993 to 1995. As a Senate Chief, Angara, with his aggressive and consensus-building approach leadership style, rallied the Upper Chamber to pass bills and resolutions for an Executive-Legislative cooperation in economic reforms, which resulted in the Economic Summit of August 1993. It was likewise during his term that the Senate adopted a policy to reimpose the death penalty for heinous crimes and saw the ratification of the " Earth Summit " treaty, along with five pro-environment treaties, many of which have already been enacted into law. He made a difference in the lives of millions of Filipinos by pushing for the passage of laws on arts and culture, agriculture, education, good governance, health and social welfare.
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