E-SEASON – Angara, Aquino impress RDR, other DavNor leaders

TWO candidates for senator under the Team PNoy lineup impressed Gov. Rodolfo de Rosario and other leaders of Davao del Norte with their knowledge and understanding of burning issues of the day and what they intend to do about the country’s challenges once elected to the Senate in the May elections.
The candidates – Rep. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara and social entrepreneur Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV—are both recipients of the 10 Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awards in 2010. Bam became one of the 10 Outstanding Young Persons of the World in 2012 and Asian Social Entrepreneur of the Year.
Sonny Angara who acted as spokesperson of the prosecution in the trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona was principal author of some landmark laws of the land while serving as congressman of Quezon for three terms. These include the Expanded Senior Citizens Act, Magna Carta for Women, Tax Relief for Minimum Wage Earners and Universal Kindergarten.
A lawyer, Angara is a graduate of UP, Harvard and London School of Economics, while Aquino finished a course in management engineering at the Aeneo de Manila University as magna cum laude and valedictorian.
During the press conference the young senatorial bets articulated their common advocacies for education, livelihood and health, aside from fielding questions from media practitioners from Davao City, Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley.
In his closing statement, Governor del Rosario urged his constituents tuned in to the broadcast to consider voting straight LP, saying it was a must if the people want to continue seeing the pursuit of reforms by the Aquino government.
He said he saw hope in the competence and impressive records of the two senatoriables, as he reminded Dabawenyos that senators elected in May will actually serve beyond 2016, when the six-year term of President Noynoy ends.
These young men will see to it that the gains the Aquino administration has made and still make will have continuity, according to the governor who has served both as congressman and as member of the Cabinet under two previous Presidents. AMA