THE “widespread corruption” exposé of the resigned anti-fraud officer at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should spur government to immediately fire, charge with plunder, and jail all those involved in anomalies, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Friday.

Two framers of the 1987 Constitution, seven lawmakers, eight journalists, and three human rights defenders on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA, Republic Act 11479) that removes several constitutional powers of the high tribunal.

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IMMEDIATELY after the Department of Health (DoH) announced the approval of the commercial release of the Filipino-developed test kits for COVID-19, prices of imported test kits significantly dropped, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Wednesday.

AFTER Minority Senators questioned the delay in the use and mass production of Filipino-made test kits, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday welcomed the announcement of the Department of Health (DoH) on the commercial use of the GenAmplify RT-PCR test kits. “After almost 6 months, magagamit na sa wakas ang

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday welcomed the government’s decision to finally implement Section 32 of the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 which will raise the minimum monthly base pay of government nurses to Salary Grade 15 (SG-15), or P32,053 to P34,801. “This is a welcome development. Matagal nang batas

CERTIFYING the anti-political dynasty bill as urgent is a tangible proof of the administration’s desire to dismantle the rule of political dynasties, Senator Francis Pangilinan said in making the call Sunday.

“The country is ramping up COVID-19 testing, but locally manufactured, world-class P1,320 PCR test kits are gathering dust in laboratories due to the inaction of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.