Kiko Pangilinan

This is not to ask questions, but to request for a submission. In the budget hearings of the DBCC, we requested for the purchases of LGUs, of food items – annual. And the DBM provided us with data that the national government purchases about 74 billion pesos worth of food

“Huwag natin paghintayin ang mga magpapalay. Huwag maligaw sa burukrasya ang bagong rice tariff-setting guidelines at ng natitirang unreleased 13 billion in RCEF funds.  Nangako ang ating mga economic managers na lalabas ang bagong rice tariff-setting guidelines first week ng December. Malapit na ang deadline.  Huwag naman nang ma-delay ‘yan

Amid negative public sentiments about the government’s capacity to hold corrupt officials accountable, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday, November 17, revealed plans to propose a measure that would create a congressional commission to review and address the gaps in the Philippines’ justice system.  He lamented the low conviction rate

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan demanded to see the Discaya couple’s alleged payoff ledger, which includes the names of the officials who supposedly received kickbacks from their construction companies.  During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s resumption of hearing on the anomalous infrastructure projects on Friday, November 14, the senator pressed contractors

The smuggled agricultural products in the two 40-foot containers inspected by Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) late last month tested positive for salmonella, making the products unfit for human consumption and posing health risks to consumers.  The senator on Friday, November 14, cited the report

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan raised concerns after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reduced the proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) from P245 billion to P176 billion for the fiscal year 2026. He expressed this during his interpellation of House Bill No. 4058, or the proposed Philippine

“Ang lahat sa mundong ito ay may kanya-kanyang panahon, may kanya-kanyang oras. Ang panahon ng pagsilang at panahon ng pagkamatay…” — Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2 Taos-pusong pakikiramay sa pamilya at kaibigan ng yumaong dating Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.   Nawa’y matagpuan ng mga mahal sa buhay ni JPE —kanyang may bahay

The proposed Independent People’s Commission (IPC) will have contempt, subpoena, and sequestration powers, among others, ensuring immediate justice is rendered against those liable for the multi-billion-peso infrastructure corruption scandal that has gripped the nation.  As chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is

For Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, the creation of a more empowered and independent commission to look into the government’s anomalous infrastructure projects will act as the “people’s watchdog,” ensuring that those behind the massive corruption will face the full extent of the law.  In his sponsorship speech for Senate Bill