Kiko Pangilinan

MANILA – Senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Friday asked his fellow aspirants to commit to making the Coco Levy Trust Fund Bill a priority once elected into office, and let the 25 million coconut farmers and their families benefit from the P73 billion fund. His call came after presidential

The Coco Levy Trust Fund bill was passed in the House of Representatives on third reading last year but remained in the period of amendments in the Senate. The President even certified the bill as urgent. The ball in the Senate’s court.  Our coconut farmers are among the poorest in

In Philippine society, Filipino women hold up more than half the sky: They dominate in many jobs including domestic work, professional and technical positions, and sales. They hold more overseas jobs than men. They also hold the highest positions in government as President, Supreme Court justices, senators, congressmen, Cabinet secretaries.

PAMPANGA – Most Filipino women farmers work alongside men in most farm tasks but have less access to important services, senatorial candidate Francis Pangilinan said Monday, vowing to close the gender gap in access to credit, training, and other livelihood services available to men. “Except for food preparation, which is

BUKIDNON – Agriculture should provide enough income beyond subsistence for farmers, who are among the country’s poorest, former Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agriculture Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Sunday. “Sabi nga, kung kumain ka ngayon, magpasalamat sa magsasaka (As the saying goes, if you ate today, thank

CAGAYAN DE ORO – With the total production loss already amounting to Php 4.77 billion nationwide, former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Kiko Pangilinan urged President Aquino to declare a state of calamity in areas ravaged by the dry-spell, particularly in Mindanao. “We are asking

This is a very tight race to the finish. Liberal Party presidential candidate Mar Roxas is only five percentage points away from Senator Grace Poe in the latest Pulse Asia survey. This puts Mar in a very good position to catch up, especially with the grassroots machinery and the President

  SURIGAO DEL SUR – To uplift the lives of the poorest sector in Philippine society, senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan proposed the creation of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to be tasked with strategically developing the country’s marine resources. “Let us fish for progress,” said the former

“I was a staunch oppositor of Martial Law. I am very proud of that. It is a badge of honor to fight the evil and indifference that ruled our land more than 30 years ago. I carry that badge up to today. To my children, I tell stories of those