SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Tuesday joined students and fellow alumni of the University of the Philippines in opposing the unilateral termination of the agreement between UP and the Department of National Defense that limits the presence of security forces in the former’s campuses.

Karmina Constantino: Senator and former UP student council chairman Francis Pangilinan warns government not to mess with UP as he voiced his objection to the termination of the UP-DND Accord.

THE Senate in its hearings related to the pandemic broke the pattern of overpricing in various Covid-related products, including the price for the Sinovac vaccine, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Monday.

IN ORDER to convince half of the population who are unwilling to be vaccinated, the Philippines should not settle for “pwede na” or passing efficacy and safety standards, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Sunday.

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan asks the national government to strictly monitor food prices and try to stem the price increases monitored from the start of the new year by ensuring that the food supply chain is unbroken and the distribution flow is smooth.

PUBLIC CLAMOR was key to allowing local government units to secure their own Covid vaccine, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Thursday, even as he recommended that the national government expedite negotiations with pharmaceutical firms already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

FOLLOWING the results of a new study in Brazil showing a 50.4-percent efficacy rate of China’s Sinovac vaccine, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday called on the Department of Health to reconsider its order to purchase these vaccines.

STRESSING the need for a swift and efficient whole-of-nation approach in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday said that the key solution to a more efficient vaccine roll-out is to involve the local government units (LGUs) and the private sector.

Malacañang maintains Filipinos cannot choose the free vaccine that will be administered to them that’s despite criticisms from citizens and lawmakers. The House of Representatives is reviving charter change with a year and a half left in President Rodrigo Duterte’s term. But some doubt the timing and the motives. And,