Kiko Pangilinan

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan raised concerns over the adverse implications of the ruling of the Supreme Court that allowed commercial fishing in the 15-kilometer municipal water zone, which was previously reserved exclusively for small-scale fishers.  During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform on Wednesday,

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s proposed Senate Bill No. 1624, which will create the Congressional Commission on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Security (AGRICOM), was passed on third reading during the Senate’s plenary session on Wednesday, February 18.  The AGRICOM, a three-year intervention designed to seek concrete and targeted reforms in the

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Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has introduced Senate Bill No. 1844, also known as the Comprehensive Legal Education Reform Act, to strengthen the Legal Education Board (LEB) by establishing a Commission on Legal Education (CLED). The CLED will regulate legal education institutions and actively promote their development through scholarships, grants, and

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is seeking to abolish the travel tax levied on Filipino tourists traveling abroad, describing the tax as an “economic burden” that hinders the right to travel of those with limited means.  “By lowering the cost of international travel, we expect to stimulate passenger volume, increase spending

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan filed Senate Bill No. 1842, or the Last Mile Schools Act, which will institutionalize last-mile schools in the public basic education system by mandating the Department of Education (DepEd) to adopt policies responsive to schools’ unique operational realities.  “It directs the development of tailored approaches to

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for the passage of Senate Bill No. 1841, or the Private Education Voucher Expansion (PEVE) Act, to establish a Private Basic Education Voucher Program that will extend financial assistance to private school learners from low- and middle-income households.  The measure, filed on 11 February

Staying true to his advocacy of protecting the Philippines’ marine ecosystem and biodiversity, which encompasses the livelihoods of millions of Filipino fisherfolk in the coastal areas, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan filed Senate Bill No. 1840, or the Blue Economy Act, to improve the sustainable development of the country’s maritime resources.

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan believes that politicians and government officials might be the financiers and backers of the massive agricultural smuggling that pervades the country.  Speaking on a morning news show on Thursday, February 12, the senator and chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform lamented