Secretary Sonny Angara has served more than two decades in public service—nine years as a congressman representing the Province of Aurora and eleven years as a senator.

Education has always been close to his heart. As a legislator, he has authored more than 300 laws, many of which have advanced the educational system in the Philippines. These include free kindergarten, free college education, the Anti-Bullying Act, the Ladderized Education Act, the Student Fare Discount Act, the Second Congressional Commission on Education, and many others.

He comes from a family of educators; his mother was a former teacher, and his father was the former President of the University of the Philippines. Sec. Angara was also a former lecturer at the College of Law of New Era University and the School of Law and Jurisprudence at Centro Escolar University.

He completed his studies at Xavier School, the London School of Economics, the University of the Philippines College of Law, and Harvard Law School.

In July 2024, he was appointed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. to lead the Department of Education.