RECOGNIZING the gaps in the healthcare system exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday filed bill to establish the Samar Island Medical Center.“Nakita natin ang maraming pagkukulang sa ating healthcare system dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic. Sa buong bansa mula sa datos noong 2018, meron lamang isang

“Nakakalungkot ang pagpanaw ni Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz, aktibistang pari na lumaban di lang mula sa pulpito pero kasama ang taumbayan laban sa pangungurakot at mga maling gawain. Hinarap ni Archbishop Cruz ang malalaking laban. He went after grafters in government, and confronted the bigger challenges by looking into misconduct

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on VP Leni allegedly adding “fuel to the fire” on govt’s lackluster COVID-19 response VP Leni was providing solutions to the terribly mismanaged COVID-19 pandemic response.Hindi ito ‘destroying the government’. Nagbibigay siya ng solusyon dahil palpak ang pamahalaan. Nagbibigay siya ng solusyon dahil napakarami

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on President Duterte’s assurance to account all COVID-19 pandemic response funds; challenge to the Congress to put safety nets Kapag tinanggal si Duque, dun lang ako maniniwala na seryoso sya sa pagtugon sa Php 15 billion na ninakaw na pera ng bayan sa PhilHealth. At

Pangilinan to Cabinet members in PhilHealth: Ensure agency’s documents are intact   “A MEMBER of the media has told us that PhilHealth documents are being destroyed in Regions 1, 3, 8, and 11.Bukod sa gawain ito ng mga guilty, isa itong lantarang pambabastos sa resulta ng mga pagdinig ng Senado.

Buy local PPEs and help make jobs for Filipinos: Pangilinan “Sa banner story ng Inquirer ngayon, mukhang ginagamit pa ng mga halang ang bituka ang DBM Procurement Service para nakawin rin ang bilyon-bilyong pera ng taumbayan na nakalaan para sa PPEs. Tulad ng nangyari sa high-quality and cheaper Filipino-made testing

THE Agriculture Students Association of the Philippines (ASAP), a confederation of agriculture students from 11 colleges and universities all over the country recognizing the urgency of promoting agriculture among the younger generation, was launched Friday. At the online launch, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who is a vegetable farmer and an

CITING the need for more transparency and accountability, and for faster and more focused government COVID response, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan asked Cabinet members to personally attend the board meetings of the beleaguered and soon-to-be bankrupt Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).  The Senate convened on Tuesday for the third public

HAVING Cabinet members play “Big Brother” to local government units is a form of micromanagement that may further slow overall government response to the still rising cases of COVID-positive patients, said Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan Monday.