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Replenish depleted DSWD Quick Reaction Funds of typhoon-hit Calabarzon, Bicol: Pangilinan
THE Department of Budget and Management should immediately replenish the depleted Quick Reaction Funds (QRF) of Calabarzon and Bicol so they could respond to the needs of families and communities severely affected by Typhoon Rolly, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Tuesday.

Pangilinan calls for price-freeze in Rolly-hit provinces
PRICE freeze of basic commodities should be strictly imposed on typhoon-hit areas, said Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Tuesday.

Pangilinan to typhoon-hit farmers, fishers: Avail of zero-interest loans, crop insurance benefits
SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday advised the estimated 20,000 farmers and fishers affected by Typhoon Rolly to avail themselves of the Department of Agriculture’s zero-interest loans and crop insurance payouts.

Deport all foreigners who violated immigration laws: Pangilinan
GOVERNMENT authorities should waste no time in implementing the law and arresting foreign nationals, including Chinese, who entered the country through illegal means, Senator Francis Pangilinan said over the weekend. After legal deportation proceedings, the senator said, undesirable aliens should be immediately deported to their country of origin. “Since it

Create inter-agency task force to look into influx of Chinese nationals in PH: Pangilinan
SENATOR Francis Pangilinan exhorts Malacañang to order the creation of a task force to be headed by the Department of Justice that will look into the presence and activities of Chinese nationals in the country. Pangilinan made the pitch as he raised alarm on the possibility of the foreign nationals’

Investigate China’s ‘soft invasion’ of Philippines: Pangilinan
ASIDE from the unresolved P40-billion “Pastillas” corruption issue at the Bureau of Immigration (BI), Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan wants the Senate to also investigate, in aid of legislation, the national security implications of the entry of around four million Chinese into the country since 2017. Pangilinan’s Proposed Senate Resolution 558

Joint statement of Senators Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros, and Kiko Pangilinan on Senator Leila De Lima’s case

Praise for Soberano, Gray, Locsin in using voice vs abuse of children and women, not threats: Pangilinan
THE military’s red-tagging of actress Liza Soberano, former Miss Universe Catriona Gray, actress Angel Locsin, and other activists is baseless and endangers their lives and security, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Thursday. “Ano ba ‘yan? Nakipagkwentuhan lang si Liza, binantaan na ng kamatayan. Siya na nga ang binastos at binantaan ng

Tighten national security vs ‘soft invasion’ of Chinese nationals: Pangilinan
ALARMED over the reported 4 million Chinese nationals who arrived in the Philippines since 2017, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan calls on the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to investigate the “soft invasion” of Chinese nationals in the country. “Bureau of Immigration (BI)