Kiko Pangilinan

MANILA – Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has filed Senate Bill 640, pushing to double the bed capacity and increase the workforce of the Bicol Medical Center (BMC) in Naga City. Senate Bill 640 aims to increase the bed capacity of the BMC from 500 to 1,000 as well as to

The Philippine government has not only allowed the Chinese telco on our soil, it has laid the red carpet for Dito Telecoms (formerly Mislatel) inside our military camps. Sa isyu nga ng POGOs (Philippine offshore gaming operators) na malapit lang sa military camps, na-alarma na ang mga opisyal ng DND

Fund should go directly to farmers: Kiko MANILA – After launching its P15,000 loan program for farmers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced possible tariff hike in imported rice to help curb the effects of the Rice Tariffication Law — a suggestion welcomed by Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan. “Our imports

Hindi sapat ang pautang. Emergency ang kalagayan ng ating mga magsasaka. Kailangang amyendahan ang Rice Tariffication Law, at ipaabot ang P13 billion immediate cash assistance sa mga apektadong magpapalay. Sagipin natin ang ating mga magsasaka!

MANILA – With the entry of the African swine fever (ASF) in the country, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday joined the call of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for vigilance and cooperation among all stakeholders in helping prevent its spread. “Magandang balita ang ulat ng DA na ang ASF

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