Kiko Pangilinan

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

I hope Senator Ping will reconsider his decision to resign as Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee. My sense was and is that while there were a number of our colleagues in the Majority bloc who disagreed with some earlier public pronouncements made by him, the matter had been threshed

Isang pagpupugay sa ating mga tumatayong surrogate parents sa pagdiriwang ng Teacher’s Day. Kung ang kabataan ang kinabukasan at ang pag-asa ng bayan, ang titser naman ang panday ng kinabukasan at pag-asa ng bayan. Nasa dugo ng pamilya ang pagtuturo. Ang Mommy kong si Emma, teacher sa UP Preparatory School

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan wants local government units (LGUs) to be more proactive in setting a floor price for government purchases of palay (unhusked rice) as he works with Malacañang and the Department of Agriculture (DA) in drafting an executive order to stabilize the price of palay and increase farmers’

Ginugunita natin ngayong araw ang marahas na pagpaslang sa isang batikan at matapang na broadcaster na si ka percy lapid.Ang kanyang pagkawala ay isang malaking dagok sa malayang pamamahayag sa ating bansa.  Kinitil ng mga salarin ang tinig ng isang malaya, makabuluhan, at makatotohanang komentaryo, lalo na sa pagpapanagot sa

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has called for the establishment of a clear and systematic mechanism to evaluate the effectiveness of government interventions aimed at improving the livelihood of coconut farmers across the country. During the pre-budget hearing of the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday, Sept. 30, the senator and

Through the leadership of Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, the Senate on Wednesday, October 1, Adopted Resolution No. 29 urging Malacañang to revert the tariff rate on imported rice to 35% from the current 15% to reduce revenue losses of farmers, empower local rice producers, and bring down the prices of

MR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE, AS CHAIRPERSON OF YOUR COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND AGRARIAN REFORM, I RISE TODAY TO SPONSOR SENATE RESOLUTION 145. TODAY IS THE 31ST DAY OF OUR 60-DAY RICE IMPORT BAN.[1] NANGANGALAHATI NA TAYO SA ISANG GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION NA PARA BANG TIMEOUT. KUMBAGA SA