GOVERNMENT must look for more resources to be able to support micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises during the pandemic as MSMEs create jobs, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Wednesday. “The current amounts allocated to help 50,000 of the estimated 2 million to 3 million MSMEs is a drop in the

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Tuesday urged government to act with urgency to address Filipino rice farmers’ woes as farmgate price of palay tumbled to as low as P12 a kilo, pushing the country’s mostly poor tillers deeper into poverty. “Ang solusyon sa balitang bagsak presyo ng palay: Unahin ng

“Pagkatapos ng mahabang panahon, mabibigay na rin sa mga magniniyog ang para sa kanila. Kahit na hindi naisama ang ilang mga probisyon sa aming panukala sa final version at pakiramdam ko ay watered-down ang ilang mga probisyon na naipasa, mas maigi nang meron kaysa wala para mabigyan na ng suporta

THE new guidelines for government to buy directly from Filipino farmers and fisherfolk will raise the income of local food producers and address hunger in the country, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Monday.

SENATOR Francis Pangilinan on Sunday called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to intensify the hiring of teachers to ensure that positions funded by the current 2020 budget and its upcoming 2021 appropriations are filled.

TO protect voters from COVID-19, the Commission on Elections may adopt other means to proceed with the elections in 2022 such as a two-day voting period and bigger voting areas that allow for physical distancing, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Friday.  Pangilinan, who is Chairman of the Senate Committee on

MINORITY Senators were outvoted Wednesday in giving coconut farmers representation in the coco levy measure’s Trust Fund Management Committee which will invest and manage the P76 billion in cash and dispose of the estimated P30 billion in other assets. During the amendments period of the coconut farmers and industry trust

Match UN words on West PH Sea with action, work with ASEAN neighbors: Pangilinan “We welcome his strong pronouncement asserting the Tribunal Ruling. We hope he will match these strong words with actions to include bringing the matter officially before the UN as well as seeking support from our ASEAN

PARTNERSHIPS with various organizations spell the success of Vice President Leni Robredo’s initiatives in addressing the difficulties the Filipino people suffer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Wednesday. “Pinakita ni VP Leni sa kanyang mga inisyatiba na hindi nakasalalay sa iisang lider lang ang solusyon. Nasa