Kiko Pangilinan

As the incoming agriculture secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol laid out the three components of his agricultural program, returning Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said increased incomes for farmers and fisherfolk should be used as benchmarks for the success of this program. “Unless the incomes of our farmers and fisherfolk are increased

Nagpapasalamat kami, ako, ang aking mapagbigay na pamilya, at masipag na staff, sa inyong mahigit labinlimang milyong Pilipinong pinili ulit tayong maging lingkod-bayan. Binabati rin namin ang mga kapwa kandidatong napili.  Napaka-init ng kampanyang nagdaan. Noong mga nakakapasong araw ng El Nino, hindi lang ito naging paligsahan ng kagalingan ng

  Ako po ay nagpapasamalat sa lahat. Alam ko hindi pa tapos ang kampanya but win or lose, kinakailangan namang magpasalamat kaya inisip po namin na kahit paano ay ngayon pa lang magpapasalamat na po.   First of course, I’d like to thank Sharon. For your support, and your inspiration,

To raise rice farmers’ income, senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urged the National Food Authority to raise the buying price of palay (unhusked rice). “I suggest that NFA raise its buying price from P17 to P19. This would help our farmers raise their standard of living,” he said. Rice farmers

The almost 40-percent poverty incidence among fisherfolk can be significantly reduced by modernizing fishing through eco-friendly technologies, post-harvest processing and storage facilities, and training, said senatorial re-electionist Francis Pangilinan Tuesday. In a dialogue with fisherfolk in Pangasinan, he said these would be performed by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic

The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan should review the decision of its Fourth Division granting Janet Lim-Napoles and Masbate Governor Rizalina Seachon-Lanete P500,000 bail each for a plunder case involving the misuse of the latter’s pork barrel, senatorial re-electionist Francis Pangilinan said Wednesday. “The granted bail of P500,000 pales in comparison to the

Rural development and agricultural enterprise development can end armed conflict in the long term, senatorial re-electionist Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said in reaction to the ongoing military operations against Abu Sayyaf bandits in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, where a total of 24 brigands have been killed since April 9. He cited the case

The government should hire El Nino-stricken farmers in Tarlac to work on the 13.37-billion-peso  while they cannot tend to their dry farms, senatorial re-electionist Kiko Pangilinan said. “Habang naghihintay ang ating mga magsasaka ng paglipas ng El Nino para mabungkal na nila ang lupa, maiging magkaroon sila ng panandaliang trabaho

Government agencies with food needs like the Department of Social Welfare and Development for its feeding program should buy directly from farmers so that farmers will be assured of a sure market for their produce and a steady income for their families, re-electionist senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said. This type