12 Facts About Arthur Angara

Arturo J Angara, otherwise known as Arthur Angara or AJA, was a Filipino politician, dentist, and national awardee for public service.

Arthur Angara was the former national deputy secretary-general of and former national adviser for the League of Municipalities of the Philippines.

Arthur Angara is the seventh of the 10 children of Dr Juan C Angara of Baler, Tayabas and Juana Javier of Marikina.

Arthur Angara married Justita F Gonzales of Baler in 1969.

Arthur Angara is a younger brother of former Philippine Senator Edgardo J Angara and an elder brother of incumbent Aurora Representative Bellaflor J Angara-Castillo.

Arthur Angara finished grade school at the Baler Elementary School in Baler, Quezon and high school at the Roosevelt Memorial High School in San Juan, Metro Manila.

Arthur Angara finished his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree at the University of the East in Sampaloc, Manila in 1960, the same year when he passed the Dentist Licensure Examination, in which he ranked 12th.

Arthur Angara served as president of the Aurora Dental Association, head of the Baler Water District Office, and member of the Knights of Columbus.

Arthur Angara died in Baler, Aurora, Philippines on November 16,2022.

Arthur Angara was elected mayor of Baler in 1992, re-elected to a second term in 1995, and a third term in 1998 under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, the political party of his elder brother, Senator Edgardo J Angara.

Arthur Angara ran for governor of Aurora province in the May 13,2013 Philippine gubernatorial elections.

Arthur Angara was fielded for the top provincial post by the aforementioned senator who first announced gubernatorial bid and filed certificate of candidacy for governor but later backed out of gubernatorial race due to international commitments.