SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan welcomes the arrival of over 2 million US-supported Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to be distributed to Cebu, Davao, and Manila as these would provide much-needed boost to the Philippines’ Covid-19 vaccine supply.

IN a bid to resolve the concerns of coconut farmers to access benefits due them from the recently passed law on how to use the 100-billion-peso coco levy trust fund, Senator Francis “Kiko’ Pangilinan enumerates several recommendations on how to hurdle the roadblocks.

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan condoles with the families of Far Eastern University football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin who were killed in a roadside explosion while biking in his hometown Masbate City.

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Tuesday said that additional spending on the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines needs to be subjected to a Senate hearing.

GOVERNMENT must feed the soil that is the Philippine economy so that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who make up 99 percent of registered businesses may thrive, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Tuesday.

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan supports the move of the House appropriations and agriculture committees approving the Cash Assistance for Filipino Farmers bill for rice farmers tilling one hectare or less of land.

SENATORS Nancy Binay, Leila De Lima, Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros, and Kiko Pangilinan urge Malacañang to withdraw Executive Order 135 lowering tariff on rice from 40 and 50 percent to 35 percent.

BEING friendly and diplomatic in the matters of the West Philippine Sea is different from subservience, especially if Filipino jobs and food sources are on the line, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said.