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COVID-19 positive Angara says he donated salary for anti-coronavirus efforts

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/08/15/20190131-elections-senator-2403.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - Sen. Sonny Angara, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has donated his salary to fund efforts to curb the spread of the contagious disease.Angara confirmed his donation through a tweet, without disclosing the exact amount.&quot;Actually, dinonate ko na wala lang PR (press release),&quot; the senator said in response to a netizen who asked politicians to donate their salaries to help boost the country&#x27;s fight against the coronavirus.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Actually dinonate ko na wala Lang PR— Sonny Angara (@sonnyangara) <a href="https://twitter.com/sonnyangara/status/1240611859989811200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>In a separate message to ABS-CBN News, Angara said he donated &quot;at least 2 months&quot; worth of his salary.&quot;It&#x27;s emergency time. &#x27;Yung iba &#x27;di naman mahaba pisi unlike us [and] those who live in gated subdivisions. Iba natin kababayan apektado talaga, that&#x27;s clear,&quot; he said, without disclosing the exact amount.Portions of Angara&#x27;s salary were donated to the Philippine General Hospital and a coronvirus-related fundraising project of Xavier School, the senator&#x27;s alma mater.It was also used to purchase face masks and disinfectants for at least 5 hospitals, as well as food packs to some 9 barangays in Metro Manila, according to a list from the senator&#x27;s office.According to the Term of Office and Privileges in the Senate website, a senator earns P204,000 a month, based on Section 17, Article XVIII of the Constitution.It however notes that &quot;under Joint Resolution No. 1, the salaries of the members of the Senate is increased to salary grade 33 with a monthly equivalent rate of P35,000.00.&quot;In 2019, Angara, among the 10 wealthiest senators, declared a net worth of P139 million. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/16/19/villar-still-richest-go-among-poorest-in-senate-in-2019">Villar still richest, Go among poorest in Senate in 2019</a></li></ul>Angara is among 3 senators infected with COVID-19, along with senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Aquilino &quot;Koko&quot; Pimentel III. At least 3 other staff members of different senators also contracted the virus.Angara&#x27;s family and household helpers were earlier isolated to curb the possible spread of the virus to their community.The senator earlier said he was already &quot;recovering&quot; from the disease through the help of friends, family, and &quot;good doctors.&quot;The Department of Health on Wednesday announced 227 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country&#x27;s total to 2,311. It also reported 1 newly recovered patient and 8 new deaths. Of the 2,311 cases, there are now a total of 50 recoveries and 96 fatalities.

Sen. Sonny Angara, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has donated his salary to fund efforts to curb the spread of the highly-contagious disease.

Sen. Sonny Angara, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has donated his salary to fund efforts to curb the spread of the highly-contagious disease.

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COVID-19 positive Angara says he donated salary for anti-coronavirus efforts

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Apr 01, 2020 05:32 PM PHT

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Updated Apr 01, 2020 06:31 PM PHT

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