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Pangilinan to FDA: Explain use of unlicensed logistics firm in return of 7,500 vaccine doses from Bicol
THE Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should explain how an unlicensed logistics company using defective thermometer was allowed to deliver AstraZeneca vaccines causing 7,500 doses to be returned to the Department of Health, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Friday.

EXPLANATION OF ‘NO’ VOTE ON HOUSE BILL 7332 RENEWING THE FRANCHISE OF DITO TELECOMMUNITY CORPORATION
Mr. President, my dear colleagues: We recognize the crucial role of fast, reliable, accessible

Keeping our lawyers safe and alive will help keep ordinary citizens safe and alive: Pangilinan
AS CO-EQUAL branches of government, Senate’s support of the Supreme Court’s position against the spread of threats and killings of lawyers and judges will help keep them safe and alive which in turn will help keep ordinary citizens safe and alive, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Wednesday.

How realistic is the government’s goal of cutting Covid-19 infections by 25% in 2 weeks? What do you think of these new protocols and the so-called “NCR+ bubble”? Are they enough?
“We may slow down the spread briefly but unless we address the serious gaps in mass testing, contact tracing, and isolation, and speed up the vaccination roll-out, I am afraid we will just be running in place and find ourselves moving from one lockdown to another in the months ahead.

Pangilinan supports DND protest vs 220 Chinese militia boats in West PH Sea
“While the world is busy battling Covid-19, China is unabated in its militarization and expansionism in the West Philippine Sea. Dahil dito sa 220 Chinese militia boats sa Julian Felipe Reef (Union Reef) sa West Philippine Sea, hindi ba parang nananadya at ginagawang “geopolitical weapon” ng China ang mga donated

Govt to lose P11 billion if pork tariffs are cut: Pangilinan
SENATOR Kiko Pangilinan estimates that the government will lose about 11 billion pesos in tariff revenue should the pork tariffs be reduced from 30 percent to 5 percent. “Ang estima namin mga 11 billion pesos eh,” he said in a media interview on how much the government may lose on

Pangilinan: Filipino fisherfolk suffer low selling price and no ice during Covid lockdown
AS THE Philippines faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan wants government to provide health kits and financial assistance to the country’s almost 1.5 million fisherfolk, who are suffering from low selling price due to checkpoints and access to ice for their catch.

Pangilinan to DOH: Empower LGUs in Covid testing, tracing, isolation, and vaccination
AS THE number of Covid cases continue to spike on the first year of the first Covid-caused community quarantine, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday said the Department of Health to empower local governments so that they can level-up in addressing the challenges of controlling the spread of the disease.

Senate Prayer
We begin our prayer with an excerpt from the Homily of Pope Francis in his Sunday Mass yesterday at the Saint Peter’s Basilica: “Dear brothers and sisters, five hundred years have passed since the Christian message first arrived in the Philippines.
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RA 11321
SAGIP SAKA
BIYAHE NI KIKO

Republic Act 11321
Sagip Saka Act
Ang layunin nito ay mapataas ang kita ng ating mga Pilipinong magsasaka at mangingisda kaugnay sa mga mamimili, pribadong sektor, at pamahalaan.

Republic Act 11524
Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act
P100B na benepisyo para sa mga magniniyog at coconut industry! Ang Republic Act 11524 o ang Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act ay sinisigurong hindi mapag-iiwanan at may nakalaang badyet para saating mga Coconut Farmers!

Republic Act 10929
Free Internet Access in Public Places Law
Binibigyang halaga at sinisiguro ang libreng internet sa iba’t ibang pampublikong lugar sa bansa, tulad ng mga pampublikong paaralan, public transport terminals, public hospitals at public libraries, etc.