AS the country commemorates the four-day 35th year of Edsa People Power 1, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Tuesday recalled being part of the world’s first peaceful uprising during his time as a student leader at the University of the Philippines (UP).

THE difference of $1.35 per kilo on the projected price of imported pork from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BoC) can cost the country P26 billion, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Monday after the Senate hearing on rising food prices.

Hindi naging hadlang sa mag-asawang bulag na Julius at Marivic ang kanilang kapansanan upang itaguyod ang kanilang walong anak.Singer at frontliner sa Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Mabalacat si Julius habang masahista naman si Marivic kung kaya’t nawalan ng pagkakakitaan ang dalawa nang nagka pandemya. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat ay hindi

ADEQUATE support must be given to local hog raisers who have reportedly lost P56-billion due to the African swine fever (ASF) as they bear the brunt of the Philippines’ ongoing battle against the “Covid” for pigs, said Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday.

WITH the “Covid of pigs” severely impacting the P200-billion swine industry, insurance must be given to hog-raisers as they continue to battle the effects of the African swine fever (ASF), Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Friday.

THE pending vaccine procurement bill must include safeguards to prevent corruption and the use of the vaccine for political purposes, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Thursday.

THE Commission on Elections must extend the registration period to be able to accommodate 15 million qualified voters Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Thursday.

AS the price cap on pork products goes on its second week, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urges the Department of Agriculture to focus its initiatives to overcome the effects of the African swine flu (ASF) on backyard hog-raisers.

Mabigat at napakahirap ng hamong ating kinakaharap lalo na ngayong may pandemya, pero naniniwala ako na malalampasan natin ito kapag tayo’y nagtutulungan. Huhugot tayo ng tapang at lakas sa isa’t-isa upang malampasan ang anumang pagsubok. Dakal a salamat at hanggang sa muli po nating pagkikita mga kabalen.