Kiko Pangilinan

BULACAN – As El Niño rages on, shallow tube wells or pipes vertically set 20 to 60 feet into the ground to maximize use of shallow groundwater for irrigation, will provide sustainable and affordable irrigation systems to farmers, former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Francis

TAGAYTAY CITY – Senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan recounted to student journalists from different schools at the 2nd MBC Students Workshop for Social Journalism his experience as a student activist during Martial Law. “Hindi maganda ang diktadura. Minsan, hindi kami makauwi ng bahay dahil mayroong information na kami ay huhulihin (The

BACOLOD CITY – As El Niño continues to dry up farms across the country, former Senator and Food Security Secretary Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called for extensive water conservation through water impoundment or “Imbak Tubig” projects. An average of 20 typhoons visit the Philippines every year, and together with rains during

BACOLOD CITY – The minimum P15,000 certification fee is unaffordable to the average Filipino farmer who wants to shift to organic farming, senatorial candidate Francis Pangilinan said here in the organic farming capital of the Philippines. The former Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization called for increased budget

  With figures from the Food Security Committee showing sufficient rice supply until the end of June, the National Food Authority (NFA) Council unanimously decided in its 106th regular meeting on Tuesday, January 26, that the country may not need to import rice for the first quarter of this year.

Former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Kiko Pangilinan called for government to intensify preparations amid the worsening case of the El Niño phenomenon. “We need to ensure that there is enough food for everyone and that food prices remain low. This is the main challenge as

Former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization and former Senate Majority Leader Kiko Pangilinan renews call for the Senate to give priority to Senate Bill 2675 or the Coco Levy Trust Fund measure as the Senate resumes plenary on Monday, January 18. “The ball is now in the

Former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization and former Senate Majority Leader Kiko Pangilinan calls on the Senate to pass Senate Bill 2675 or the Coco Levy Trust Fund measure before the Senate goes on Christmas break on December 19. “We appeal to the Senate to pass its

“We condemn this latest senseless act of violence. It is disquieting how those who are turning the wheels of justice in this country fall victims to injustices,” said Pangilinan who served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice from 2001 to 2004. This latest murder happened barely two weeks