Kiko Pangilinan

Press ReleaseOctober 19, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, released P10M from his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) for the relief and rehabilitation of provinces battered by Typhoon Juan.The provinces include Benguet, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Cagayan, Isabela, and Nueva

Maila AgerInquirer.netOctober 19, 2010   MANILA, Philippines – Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III dispelled apprehensions on Tuesday over a possible conflict that could arise once the court would decide to convict the rebel officers and soldiers who were granted amnesty by President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.Sotto said that even after

Press ReleaseOctober 19, 2010Senator Kiko Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, called for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to extend all possible forms of assistance and relief to farmers and agricultural workers most affected by Typhoon Juan. He also pushed for wider crop insurance coverage and

ABS-CBNNewsOctober 18, 2010MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Malacañang congratulated Lea Salonga after she was designated goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO).”We congratulate Miss Salonga on this achievement and we are confident that she will bring more honor to the country by way of this new

MalayaOctober 19, 2010Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has urged that a roadmap be crafted by all stakeholders that would address the country’s food security.Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture, said the following areas should be addressed: access to markets; research and development; access to credit and support services for

Bombo RadyoOctober 19, 2010Hinimok din ni Sen. Kiko Pangilinan ang kanyang mga kasamahang mambabatas na maglaan din ng tulong para sa mga sinalanta ng bagyo sa hilagang Luzon.Ang panghihimok ni Pangilinan ay kasunod ito ng kanyang paglaan ng P10 million mula sa pork barrel nito upang itulong sa mga malubhang

Marlon PurificacionPeople’s JournalOctober 19, 2010SENATOR Kiko Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture and fisheries, yesterday called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to extend all possible forms of assistance and relief to farmers and agricultural workers most affected by typhoon Juan.Pangilinan also pushed for wider crop insurance coverage

Christina MendezThe Philippine StarOctober 19, 2010MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Francis Pangilinan has joined his colleagues in calling for a review of the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), citing the lopsidedness of the treaty that puts the country at a disadvantage.“Have we benefited militarily as envisioned by the agreement? Or has

Press ReleaseOctober 18, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan congratulates Filipina Broadway veteran Lea Salonga for having been chosen as Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization. The thespian was appointed by the United Nations for this role alongside Italian actor Raoul Bova, Canadian singer Celine Dion, and American actress Susan