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Rechannel P19B anti-insurgency fund to assist Quinta-, Rolly-impacted areas: Pangilinan

November 5, 2020

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan added his voice to the growing clamor to rechannel the P19-billion anti-insurgency fund to assist those devastated by typhoons Quinta and Rolly. The multi-billion budget is lodged in the proposed 2021 budget under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). “Marami-raming food

Pangilinan cautions Parlade vs erroneous accusations against Liza Soberano, celebrities for their advocacies

November 4, 2020

CONTROVERSIAL Southern Luzon Command chief Lt. General Antonio Parlade Jr. should be more cautious about his statements falsely accusing Liza Soberano and other celebrities for their civic-minded advocacies, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Wednesday.

Replenish depleted DSWD Quick Reaction Funds of typhoon-hit Calabarzon, Bicol: Pangilinan

November 3, 2020

THE Department of Budget and Management should immediately replenish the depleted Quick Reaction Funds (QRF) of Calabarzon and Bicol so they could respond to the needs of families and communities severely affected by Typhoon Rolly, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Tuesday.

Pangilinan calls for price-freeze in Rolly-hit provinces

November 3, 2020

PRICE freeze of basic commodities should be strictly imposed on typhoon-hit areas, said Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Tuesday.

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