MARAMING SALAMAT, MR. CHAIRMAN. MAGANDANG UMAGA PO SA KANILANG LAHAT. WALA PONG MAY GUSTO NG GIYERA. NO ONE WANTS WAR. YET MANY OF OUR KABABAYAN ARE ANXIOUS — ESPECIALLY THE FAMILIES OF OUR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS. AT SYEMPRE YUNG DALAMHATI NG ATING MGA KABABAYAN LALO NA’T MERON NA NGA PINSALA

Citing their aspiration to join the Philippine national team and represent the country on the international stage, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan formally sponsored Committee Report No. 41 under House Bill 6640, granting Philippine citizenship to Maodo Diouf, and Committee Report No. 42 under House Bill 6641, granting citizenship to Elizabeth

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU MAJORITY LEADER. WITH THE PERMISSION OF OUR COLLEAGUES, WE WILL HAVE THIS OMNIBOUS SPONSORSHIP OF TWO MEASURES: COMMITTEE REPORTS NO. 41 UNDER HOUSE BILL 6640 AND COMMITTEE REPORT 42 UNDER HOUSE BILL 6641. MR. PRESIDENT, ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES, THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan renewed his call for stronger collaboration between the government and the private sector to combat agricultural smuggling and advance long-overdue reforms to protect Filipino farmers and ensure national food security. In his keynote speech at the International Farmers’ Summit on Saturday, February 28, the senator underscored

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan led the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights’ hearing to grant Filipino citizenship to Maodo “Malick” Diouf and Elizabeth Jeanette Means in a bid to boost the country’s chances of qualifying for the Olympics. Diouf is the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Most

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called on the Philippine government to take immediate and decisive steps to ensure the safety, protection, and repatriation of Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the Middle East amid escalating tensions and conflict in the region. Senate Resolution No. 325, filed on Monday, 02 March

WE ARE HERE TODAY TO TACKLE AND ADDRESS THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO MAODO “MALICK” DIOUF (SENATE BILL 1596), AND ELIZABETH JEANETTE MEANS (SENATE BILL 1594). WE HAVE A CENTER FROM SENEGAL WHO BECAME AN ICON IN UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL AND A WOMEN’S FORWARD WITH FAMILY ROOTS IN NAGA.

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday, March 2, called on the government to suspend excise taxes on fuel and activate fuel subsidies programs to cushion the economic impact on Filipino workers of the escalating tensions in the Middle East. Doing so, the senator said during his manifestation of Senator Erwin

BEFORE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR CHAIRPERSON ON THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS FOR HIS VERY TIMELY PRIVILEGE SPEECH. MALAKING BAGAY PO ANG NANGYAYARI SA MIDDLE EAST SA NGAYON LALO NA SA MAHIGIT ISANG MILYON NATING KABABAYAN NA DOON NAGTATRABAHO. MALAKI ANG AGAM-AGAM PO NILA AT ANG AGARANG