Angara laid to his final resting place

FORMER SENATE president Edgardo J. Angara was laid to rest on Tuesday morning at his hometown in Baler, Aurora. Mr. Angara passed away last May 13 at his Tagaytay residence at the age of 83. His son, Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara, vowed to continue his father’s advocacy on education and health. “I am truly proud of my father’s achievements and it is very important that his legacy continues. My father was a true champion of the people’s right to education and all his advocacies as a politician and educator are all worth pursuing,” he said in a statement. — Camille A. Aguinaldo