Kiko Pangilinan

Mahigit isang buwan na ang rice import ban,  pero patuloy pa rin ang pagdaing ng ating mga magpapalay. Mababa pa rin ang bentahan ng kanilang ani. Kulang na kulang na pambayad sa lahat ng inutang para makapagtanim. Wala pa ang sariling pangkain.  Kailangan nating magpatupad ng mga hakbang upang matulungan

Taos-pusong pakikiramay sa pamilya at mga mahal sa buhay ni Niruh Kyle Antatico, 40-anyos, ang dating senior legal researcher ng National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region 10 na brutal na pinagbabaril sa Cagayan de Oro City noong Biyernes.  Mariin nating kinokondena ang pagkitil sa buhay ni Kyle, na ang tanging “krimen”

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Friday, October 10, urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to prioritize the establishment of first-border inspection facilities, calling it a critical investment for the protection of the country’s agricultural sector against billions of pesos worth of losses caused by the entry of pests and diseases. 

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said that all national government offices, agencies, and their local government units must stop buying imported rice—and instead purchase directly from local producers—for their food programs to help improve the livelihoods of rice farmers.  The agreement was reached with the consensus of Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy

Amid the political maelstrom cloaking the country brought by the massive corruption in government, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan appealed to Filipinos not to lose hope and to continue speaking up against social injustices and abuse of power.  In an interview on DZRH on Thursday, Oct. 9, the senator acknowledged public

While recognizing the importance of the fight against corruption, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said he declined to chair the powerful Senate Blue Ribbon Committee because he wants to focus on leading agricultural reforms to push his 15-year-long fight for food security and rural development.  During an interview with DZRH on

Are big-time smugglers untouchable? This was the question raised by Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan during the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform’s public hearing on Tuesday, October 7, when he learned that most of the agricultural smuggling cases have been dismissed because of a lack of sufficient evidence. 

As Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan cited in contempt two brokers on Tuesday, October 7, who repeatedly refused to disclose the identities of individuals behind multi-million-peso agricultural smuggling operations. Pangilinan stressed that such defiance constitutes not only disrespect to the

GOOD MORNING. TODAY IS OUR THIRD HEARING ON THE PRIVILEGE SPEECHES DELIVERED LAST AUGUST OF SENATOR RAFFY TULFO ON THE RICE TARIFFICATION LAW AND OUR OWN ON AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CRISES. IF YOU REMEMBER, KUNG MAAALALA NIYO, SA IKALAWANG PAGDINIG NOONG SEPTEMBER 15, HUMARAP SA ATIN SI DEXTER JUALA, ISANG