Kiko Pangilinan

Press StatementJanuary 27, 2012At the launch of a groundbreaking advocacy called “Sagip Saka”, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chairman of the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Social Justice and Rural Development, as well as Co-Chair of the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM), announced that at

Photo ReleaseJanuary 27, 2012   Napoleon “Yoyong” Merida, Chairman of the Panaw-Sumilao Farmers Cooperative, receives a symbolic golden farming spade (“Gintong Pala”) from Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and Senate Chairman on Agriculture and Food Senator Kiko Pangilinan. According to Senator Pangilinan, “Ang gintong pala ay akmang simbolo ng mensahe ng

Press ReleaseJanuary 26, 2012Chairman of the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Rural Justice and Social Development, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, commends the Supreme Court’s upholding of a ruling of the government’s re-conveyance of the 24 percent block of shares in San Miguel Corp. (SMC) acquired through coconut levy

Press StatementJanuary 19, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, lauds the move by hospitality giant Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts for adopting a “Sustainable Seafood Policy.”In a press release dated January 17, Shangri-la Hotels and Resorts announced its “commitment to cease serving shark fin

Press StatementJanuary 16, 2012As the Senate begins the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who as a member of the Philippine Senate will sit as one of the trial’s senator-judges, reminds the public that impeachment is a “constitutional mechanism” for “exacting public accountability from high-ranking

      To help the public understand the process of impeachment, of which Senator Kiko is a senator-judge, we are providing objective information and FAQs (frequently asked questions) about the impeachment process. However, since senator-judges are prohibited from talking about the merits of the case, we will only be

Press ReleaseJanuary 11, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, today says he and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala are finalizing guidelines that would leave no doubt that the main beneficiaries of the newly restructured Agricultural Competitive Enhancement Fund (ACEF) would be the poor farmers

Press ReleaseJanuary 10, 2012Citing the recent storms that have caused billions in crop and propety damage, not to mention countless lives, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chair of the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Social Justice and Rural Development, urges the government to invest heavily on research and development

January 6, 2012Zambo TimesMANILA — Amid the influx of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Middle East, Senator Francis Pangilinan renewed his call on Thursday to the government to maximize generating jobs and opportunities from within the country’s agriculture and fisheries sector.”The government needs to shift its focus back