Edgardo "Edong" J. Angara
PRESENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS
| July 2001 - Present | Senator , Senate of the Philippines |
| September 2004 - Present | Chairman , Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions & Currencies Chairman , Committee on Peace, Unification & Reconciliation |
| March 31, 2005 (until 2007) | Charter President , South East Asia Parliamentarians Against Corruption (SEAPAC) |
| March 15, 2005 - Present | Chairman , Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) |
| September 2001 - September 2004 | Chairman , Committee on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws |
| January 6 - 20, 2001 | Executive Secretary Office of the President |
| May 25, 1999 - January 5, 2001 | Secretary , Department of Agriculture |
| 1998 - March 15, 2005 | President , Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) |
| July 1998 - May 1999 | Chairman , Philippine National Bank (PNB) |
| January 1993 - August 1995 | Senate President , Senate of the Philippines Chairman , Commission on Appointments |
| 1987-1998 | Senator , Senate of the Philippines |
| 1997-1998 | Chairman , Congressional Commission on Agricultural Modernization Chairman , Committees on Agriculture and Food, Foreign Relations, and Economic Affairs |
| September 1995 - October 1996 | Minority Leader , Senate of the Philippines |
| 1992 - 1993 | Chairman , Committee on Finance |
| 1987 - 1992 | Chairman , Committee on Education, Arts and Culture Chairman , Committee on Health |
| 1990 - 1991 | Chairman , Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM) |
| May 1994 - January 1998 | Chairman , Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) |
| 1981 - 1987 | President , University of the Philippines |
| 1980 - 1981 | Founding President , ASEAN Law Association |
| 1979 - 1981 | President , Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) |
| 1975 - 1976 | President , Philippine Bar Association |
| 1971 | Delegate , 1971 Constitutional Convention |
HONORS AND CITATIONS
Commandeur dans I'ordre des Palmes , Government of France
Lee Kuan Yew Fellow , Republic of Singapore
Most Distinguished Alumnus Award , University of the Philippines
Highest Professional Award , U.P. College of Law
Doctor of Educational Management (honoris causa), De La Salle University
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Southwestern University
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Mindanao State University
Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa), Philippine Normal University
Doctor of Humane Studies (honoris causa), Pangasinan State University
Doctor of Education (honoris causa), Don Mariano Marcos State University
Medalya ng Karangalan , Province of Quezon
Dangal ng Aurora Award for Public Service , Province of Aurora
MEMBERSHIP IN BUSINESS, CIVIC, CULTURAL & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
| Chairman | National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) Artists Foundation of the Philippines Philippine Futuristic Society Philippine Philharmonic Society Metropolitan Museum of the Philippines Philippine Swedish Society |
| Co-Chairman | The Working Group that reviewed the U.N. Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Merida , Mexico - December 2003 |
| Member | International Executive Committee of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Wilton Park Conference , U.K. , June 2004 |
| Charter President | South East Asia Parliamentarians Against Corruption (SEAPAC) (2005, until 2007) |
| Director | Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC), October 2002 |
| Director | Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1985-1986) |
| Director | Management Association of the Philippines (1985-1986) |
| Founding President | Philippine-Japan Parliamentarians Association |
| Founding President | ASEAN Law Association |
| Founding Partner | Angara , Concepcion , Cruz, Regala and Abello Law Offices ( ACCRA Law) |
| Partner | Gawad Kalinga Philippines (Kalinga Luzon) |
| Trustee | International Rice Research Institute (1981-1987) |
| Trustee | International Center for Living Aquatic Resources (1984-1985) |
| Member | Sigma Rho Fraternity Order of the Purple Feather, UP Law Honor Society Distinguished Order of Quezon Rotary Club of Manila |
| Life Member | International Honor Society of Phi Kappa Pi International Honor Society of Pi Gamma Mu |
Personal Information
| Birth Date | 24 September 1934 |
| Birthplace | Baler, Aurora Province |
| Wife | Gloria Manalang Angara |
| Children | Anna Rosalyn (Anna), Juan Edgardo (Sonny), Katerina Gloria (Katya), & Alexandra Leia (Alex) |
Educational Background
| 1958 | Bachelor of Laws University of the Philippines |
| 1964 | Master of Laws University of Michigan, USA |
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