Kiko Pangilinan

MANILA — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan wants all Filipino senior citizens who don’t receive any pension to get one worth P1,000 a month. In Senate Bill 259, Pangilinan seeks to further amend the existing law, Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, in two ways: double

MANILA – Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said farmers should be able to use their crops as loan collateral to help them sustain farm operations, especially amid the onslaught of imported rice brought about by the Rice Tariffication law. “Naniniwala ang ating mga magpapapalay na panibagong paghihirap ang dala nitong Rice

‘15,000 loan assistance to 100,000 farmers terribly insufficient’ ‘Emergency situation needs special emergency fund for direct cash transfers’ MANILA — To help Filipino rice farmers cope with the plummeting palay prices, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has filed a joint resolution to amend the Rice Tariffication Law and allow a P13-billion

MANILA – Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday urged the public to buy local rice to save the farmers reeling from extremely low buying prices of palay — now pegged at only P7 per kilo in Central Luzon, almost half of the production cost of P12 per kilo. “Isang paraan

Ang mga magsasaka ang nagtatanim pero sila ang nagugugtom. Para sa mga namomorsyento tulad ni Mang Rogelio, 10 lang sa bawat 100 pinaghirapang kaban ng palay ang maaari nilang pagkakitaan. Kaya napakasakit lalo ng epekto sa kanila ng pagbagsak ng presyo ng palay. Tulungan natin sila. Kumilos tayo para sagipin

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan On firing of Faeldon Panalo ito di lang ng mga magulang nina Eileen at Allan, panalo ito ng taumbayang uhaw sa katarungan, panalo ito ng taumbayang handang ipaglaban ang tama. Kung hindi nagpakita ng galit ang taumbayan, malamang nakalaya na si Sanchez at marami

Farmers bare single-digit average palay prices MANILA – As farmers bare the average selling palay prices to be in single digits, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday welcomed Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s announcement that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Sagip Saka Act of 2019 will be released

Kiko to govt: Act as equalizer, implement Sagip Saka Law ASAP MANILA – As Filipino rice farmers suffer from plummeting selling prices of palay (unhusked rice), Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Tuesday called on government to act as equalizer and implement the Sagip Saka Law immediately. “Lahat ng accredited farmers

Convicted murderer and rapist former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez failed to pay damages as required by a Supreme Court ruling and this non-compliance goes against the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said. The Senate conducted a hearing Monday to discuss Republic Act 10592 or the