TO stabilize soaring food prices amid the still-uncontrolled spread of Covid, the government must ensure food supply and go after manipulators of food supply and prices, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said.

ON 25 JANUARY 2020, a 39-year-old Chinese tourist showed symptoms of cough and sore throat and was admitted to the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila. Five days later after tests, she was identified as the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the Philippines.

THE worst slump for the Philippine economy since World War 2 means hunger for more Filipinos, said Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan Thursday, proposing that a people-centered agriculture be the centerpiece of the economic recovery.

We are here to tackle the following measures: 1. Resolution of Both Houses 1 entitled “A Resolution of Both Houses of Congress Proposing Amendments

THE Senate on Tuesday afternoon adopted Senate Resolution 616 as amended, welcoming the Department of National Defense’s (DND) decision to answer the various calls for dialogue with the University of the Philippines on the termination of the 1989 UP-DND Accord.

Thank you, Mr. President, Majority Leader, colleagues. Magandang hapon. Given the uncertainties and fears brought by the Covid-19 pandemic

FOLLOWING the unilateral termination of the University of the Philippines-Department of National Defense (UP-DND) Accord that regulates police and military presence in UP campuses, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has filed two bills seeking to include Accord safeguards in the 2008 UP Charter as well as expand them to all state

THE hearing on Charter change scheduled on Wednesday will discuss first the timeliness of the effort during Covid pandemic, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Monday, stressing that sectors affected by the proposed amendments will be consulted.

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday welcomed the apology of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) over an erroneous list of UP students allegedly turned New People’s Army (NPA) published in an AFP-affiliated social media page.