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Pangilinan to typhoon-hit farmers, fishers: Avail of zero-interest loans, crop insurance benefits

November 2, 2020

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.

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Deport all foreigners who violated immigration laws: Pangilinan

October 31, 2020

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

October 30, 2020

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

October 28, 2020

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

Praise for Soberano, Gray, Locsin in using voice vs abuse of children and women, not threats: Pangilinan

October 22, 2020

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

October 21, 2020

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)

GOOD NEWS | Cure coco farmers’ poverty with VCO as COVID cure: Pangilinan

October 20, 2020

SENATOR Francis Pangilinan welcomes the promising results of the research on the effectiveness of compounds from virgin coconut oil (VCO) as antiviral agents to prevent or reduce COVID-19 infections. “Magandang balita itong naging resulta sa bisa ng VCO sa pagsugpo sa COVID. Good news ito para sa ating mga kababayang

Senate: Stop import of rice, fish, deboned chickens, other alternative products during harvest season

October 19, 2020

IN an effort to curb the drop of farmgate prices nationwide, the Senate calls on the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached agencies to stop issuing phytosanitary permits for rice and other food commodities before or during the harvest season.