Kiko Pangilinan

First we have the justice secretary, in a press conference, accuse members of the opposition, specifically Senator Bam Aquino, of being part of a destabilization plot. After massive flak for this, he backtracked and admitted that he was confused by several reports and clarified that the accusations he made were

This is pure nonsense and this is the nth time Secretary Aguirre has come up with baseless accusations linking the Liberal Party to destabilization efforts. During our Senate briefing on the situation in Marawi we asked Sec Lorenzana and Esperon point blank if they had intelligence information linking LP or

DEC 10 2009 SEN. PANGILINAN. Thank you very much, Mr. President, Mr. Speaker. To our source persons who are here this afternoon, magandang hapon po sa kanilang lahat. Just a prelimenary statement, Mr. President, before we proceed with the questions. We are all interested in the justice for the massacre

We are deeply saddened by the loss of at least 37 lives in the incident at Resorts World Manila this morning. We mourn with the families of the innocent victims; the government and the management of Resorts World should make sure that their immediate concerns are addressed. We exhort the

The Senate Minority Bloc has expressed its unequivocal support to Sen. Leila M. de Lima’s request for temporary furlough so that she can attend to matters of crucial legislation pending in the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon led his four other colleagues in filing Senate Resolution No. 391

By Florencio B. Abad Former President of the Liberal Party of the Philippines (This is excerpted from a speech delivered at the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats after the May 2016 elections.) The title of this should be along this line: “How to Govern Successfully, and Fail in the

May last year, the Liberal Party of the Philippines crossed a turning point: From being the ruling party, the LP had to recover its purpose as a party in the margins. And as the nation struggled toward the promise of change, LP was also severely tested. Dissent was stifled with

By Leni Robredo Vice President of the Philippines (This is excerpted from a speech delivered at the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats after the May 2016 elections.) There are moments in our lives that shine brighter than others. Like when I met [my husband] Jesse. Or when I saw

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH OF SENATOR FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN FOR RESOLUTION NO. 390 CALLING A JOINT SESSION TO DELIBERATE ON PROCLAMATION NO. 216 DECLARING MARTIAL LAW AND SUSPENDING THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN THE WHOLE MINDANAO 30 MAY 2017 Last night, I received a text message from a