Kiko Pangilinan

PUBLIC HEALTH and financial expertise, not on law enforcement, is needed to solve the twin crisis of COVID and corruption that plagues the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. and the government response to the pandemic, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Tuesday on the appointment of Dante Gierran as PhilHealth president and

ON NATIONAL Heroes’ Day, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan calls on the Department of Health to ensure that our medical front-liners receive their P500 daily hazard pay. “Let us honor and celebrate our everyday heroes against COVID by paying them their due, and releasing their daily hazard pay is the least

FOLLOWING reports of increasing COVID-19 cases in the police force, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan reiterates the need for clear plans and protocols for new normal. “Nababahala at nag-aalala kami sa mga balitang parami nang parami sa ating mga kapulisan ang positibo sa COVID-19. Malaking bahagi sila ng pandemic response ng

“The public clamor is for the replacement of Duque, both as health secretary and head of the IATF, the primary drivers of the government pandemic response. The public clamor is for a surgery of the cancer that is corruption not just in PhilHealth, but in the government offices responsible for

RECOGNIZING the gaps in the healthcare system exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday filed bill to establish the Samar Island Medical Center.“Nakita natin ang maraming pagkukulang sa ating healthcare system dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic. Sa buong bansa mula sa datos noong 2018, meron lamang isang

“Nakakalungkot ang pagpanaw ni Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz, aktibistang pari na lumaban di lang mula sa pulpito pero kasama ang taumbayan laban sa pangungurakot at mga maling gawain. Hinarap ni Archbishop Cruz ang malalaking laban. He went after grafters in government, and confronted the bigger challenges by looking into misconduct

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on VP Leni allegedly adding “fuel to the fire” on govt’s lackluster COVID-19 response VP Leni was providing solutions to the terribly mismanaged COVID-19 pandemic response.Hindi ito ‘destroying the government’. Nagbibigay siya ng solusyon dahil palpak ang pamahalaan. Nagbibigay siya ng solusyon dahil napakarami

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on President Duterte’s assurance to account all COVID-19 pandemic response funds; challenge to the Congress to put safety nets Kapag tinanggal si Duque, dun lang ako maniniwala na seryoso sya sa pagtugon sa Php 15 billion na ninakaw na pera ng bayan sa PhilHealth. At

Pangilinan to Cabinet members in PhilHealth: Ensure agency’s documents are intact   “A MEMBER of the media has told us that PhilHealth documents are being destroyed in Regions 1, 3, 8, and 11.Bukod sa gawain ito ng mga guilty, isa itong lantarang pambabastos sa resulta ng mga pagdinig ng Senado.