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Pangilinan: LGUs don’t need big brothers, they need competent leaders

August 17, 2020

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday questioned the designation of Cabinet officials as “big brothers” in charge of respective local government units, saying they instead need competent and upright national government leaders in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. “Pagkatapos pabayaan ang mga LGU na tumayo sa sarili nilang paa sa

Plugging ‘leaky’ PhilHealth reimbursement system makes for better COVID response: Pangilinan

August 14, 2020

THE suspension of the “leaky” hospital reimbursement system of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is a temporary yet critical measure in the fight against corruption and more importantly, in efforts to lead to a better COVID-19 response which the people deserve, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Friday.

AGRI TAYO Episode 5: Superfoods

August 13, 2020

WATCH: Ngayong panahon ng pandemya, kailangan palakasin ang ating mga immune system upang malabanan o makaiwas sa COVID-19. Eto ang episode na very timely at hindi dapat palampasin dahil pag-uusapan natin ang tungkol sa mga “SUPERFOOD” na dapat nang isama sa inyong daily menu sa bahay, o di kaya’y itanim

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Youth gives us hope in time of COVID: Pangilinan

August 12, 2020

“Today we are celebrating International Youth Day in the middle of a COVID pandemic. All throughout history and all throughout the world, young people have fueled anti-colonial and anti-dictatorship revolutions, defined fashion and music trends, and driven technological and economic growth. Kaya kahit pilit tayong pinadadapa ng laganap na kagutuman,

Karumal-dumal na pagpatay at pagnakaw sa bangkay ni Randy Echanis, imbestigahan: Pangilinan

August 11, 2020

Kinukundena natin ang karumal-dumal na pagpaslang sa NDFP consultant at lider-magsasaka na si Randy Echanis at ang kanyang kapitbahay na si Louie Tagapia.

Tax cuts to Filipino makers of PPEs, test kits, other med supplies for COVID response: Pangilinan

August 7, 2020

TO ENSURE the adequate supply of surgical masks, personal protective equipment (PPEs), test kits, ventilators, and other medical products during and after the COVID pandemic, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan seeks to encourage their local manufacture by giving Filipino companies tax exemptions.

P2.5B worth of food directly bought from farmers during COVID: Pangilinan

August 6, 2020

A TOTAL of 442 local governments have bought over P2.5 billion worth of harvests directly from farmers and fisher folk during the COVID lockdown, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Thursday.

PhilHealth’s P15B corruption scandal further warrants Duque’s removal from office: Pangilinan

August 5, 2020

THE P15-BILLION corruption scandal at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) especially during the pandemic is another reason why Department of Health (DoH) Secretary Francisco Duque III must go, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Wednesday.

Cory was a symbol of hope in times of crisis – Pangilinan

August 1, 2020

ELEVEN years after President Corazon Aquino’s passing, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan recalled how the late President was a symbol for hope in times of crisis.