Edgardo Angara

President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993 to 1995 · Philippines · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1934 to 2018 · aged 83

Edgardo Javier Angara was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as Senate President from 1993 to 1995. Angara had the second longest tenure in the history of the Senate, serving four terms and a total of twenty-three years.

Edgardo Angara is read about 105 times a day, in 13 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 24 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2018Died13 May 20182013Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising SunAward2007Grand Cross of the Order of Civil MeritAward1995Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAward1934Born24 September 1934

People around Edgardo

Neptali A. Gonzales, Sr. Preceded Edgardo as President of the Senate of the Philippines

Media & music

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Angara as a senator, photograph released by the Philippine Congress, c. 1988

Awards

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun2013

Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit2007

Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1995

About this person

As a legislator, Angara has championed numerous important laws and bills including the free high school law, the Senior Citizen discount law, and many more.

Country

Philippines