Kiko Pangilinan

Mario B. CasayuranManila BulletinMay 10, 2011MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate agriculture and food committee, Tuesday came out in support of the plan of President Benigno S. Aquino III to set into motion a mass migration of informal settlers from the urban to the rural areas

Marianne V. GoThe Philippine StarMay 10, 2011MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan suggested yesterday that the plan to relocate some 500,000 informal settlers in Metro Manila to agricultural lands should extend to those who are jobless and unemployed who are willing to work but can not find jobs.Pangilinan said

Jojo SicatBombaMay 10, 2011Naniniwala si Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan na sagot sa kakulangan ng trabaho sa bansa ang pagpapaigting sa industriya ng agrikultura.Hinikayat ni Sen. Pangilinan ang gobyerno na isama sa kanilang plano ang mga kababayan natin na naghahanap ng trabaho subalit walang oportunidad dahil ang ilan ay hindi nakapagtapos

Christine O. Avendaño, Philip Tubeza, Cynthia BalanaPhilippine Daily InquirerMay 10, 2011MANILA, Philippines—Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Monday the Sandiganbayan’s approval of the plea bargain between former Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia and former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez was a “disappointing development.”“It’s a disappointing development because there were many substantive points and

Mania BulletinMario B. Casayuran and Hannah L. TorregozaMay 6, 2011MANILA, Philippines — A political ally of President Benigno S. Aquino Friday suggested that his administration should revisit messages and promises he made during his successful campaign for the presidency amid the drop in satisfaction ratings in surveys.Sen. Francis Pangilinan, a

Press ReleaseMay 9, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today says that the government’s plan to relocate some 500,000 informal settlers in the metro to agricultural lands should extend to those who are jobless and unemployed who are willing to work yet do not have the opportunities.In an interview, President Benigno Aquino

Jonathan de SantosSun Star OnlineMay 9, 2011MANILA — Two senators called on the Office of the Solicitor General Monday to appeal a Sandiganbayan decision approving a controversial plea bargain with a dismissed general accused of plunder.Senator Francis Pangilinan called the decision allowing dismissed major general Carlos Garcia to plead guilty

Tetch Torres, Maila AgerInquirer.netMay 9, 2011Manila, Philippines – Senators allied with the administration of President Benigno Aquino III lambasted on Monday the Sandiganbayan’s approval of the plea bargain agreement with former military comptroller Carlos Garcia, one of them describing it a “serious blow” to the government’s campaign against corruption.The Sandiganbayan

Marlon PurificacionJournal OnlineMay 4, 2011SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called on Deputy Ombudsman Emilio Gonzalez III and special prosecutors particularly Wendell Barrera-Sulit to follow the move of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez and resign.Pangilinan explained that Gonzalez and other special prosecutors no longer deserve their posts after striking a plea bargain agreement with