Kiko Pangilinan

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan voted to pass on third reading the Expanded National Nutrition Program Act, which seeks to turn the government’s existing nutrition and school-feeding initiatives into a broader and better-funded feeding program to fight child malnutrition, stunting, and the learning crisis. Calling Senate Bill No. 2272 “extensive” and

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan voted “no” to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSKE) elections, saying the polls are a critical part of the country’s democratic process and that delaying them is a disservice to the youth and local communities they hope to serve. “Hindi lumalakas ang demokrasya kapag dine-delay

MR. PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES, I RISE TO EXPLAIN MY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE ON SENATE BILL 2272, THE EXPANDED NATIONAL NUTRITION PROGRAM ACT. I VOTE YES BECAUSE IT CONFRONTS CHILD MALNUTRITION WITH CLEAR PROGRAMS, FUNDING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. BILANG MGA PINUNO NG BANSA, ALAM NATIN ANG ATING PINAKA-BASIC, PINAKA-URGENT, AT PINAKA-SAGRADONG TUNGKULIN: TIYAKIN

TULAD NI SENATOR BAM, SA MGA ENCOUNTER AT ENGAGEMENT NATIN SA MGA KABATAAN, MADALAS NATIN SILANG HINIHIMOK NA LUMAHOK SA MGA USAPIN NG BAYAN, NA BUMOTO AT TUMAKBO SA B.S.K.E., NA NAKA-SCHEDULE SABI NGA NATIN E MANGYARI IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. SINASABI NATIN SA KANILA: “MAKIALAM KAYO. KAYO ANG

Nakikiramay tayo sa mga pamilya ng mga nasawi sa sunog na sakay ng M/V June Aster sa Coron, Palawan. Nakikiisa tayo sa mga hanggang ngayon ay naghihintay pa rin ng balita tungkol sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay. Bawat buhay na nawala, bawat taong patuloy na nawawala, at bawat pamilyang

Sa bungad ng unang parliamentary elections sa Bangsamoro, nababahala tayo sa mga ulat ng gun violence at tumitinding tensyon ilang araw bago ang halalan. Makasaysayang sandali ito: pipili ng mga magiging kinatawan pagkatapos ng napakahabang pakikibaka upang makamtan ng mga kapatid nating Moro ang pagkakataong mamuhay nang may dignidad, sariling

With Pampangueños enduring weeks of severe flooding, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan vowed to withhold his approval of the proposed 2027 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) unless it includes concrete measures and adequate funding to address Pampanga’s urgent flood-control needs. On Friday, September 11, the senator

ITO ANG BUKAMBIBIG NG MARAMI NATING MGA KABABAYAN: “WALA NAMANG NAKUKULONG. WALA NAMANG NAPAPARUSAHAN. WALA NAMANG NAIBABALIK NA PERA NA NINAKAW. TULOY PA RIN ANG LIGAYA.” TOTOO MAN O HINDI, ITO AY DAMDAMIN NG MARAMI NATING KABABAYAN. MAHIGIT ISANG BUWAN NA, KITANG-KITA AT DAMANG-DAMA NATIN ANG PANANALASA NG KATIWALIAN AT

With the budget season in full swing, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said that the upcoming Senate budget hearings should serve as a venue to demand answers and accountability from government agencies regarding substandard and ghost flood-control projects. The lawmaker stressed that the deliberations on the proposed national budget provide Congress