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On media questions about the lifting of ECQ and the return to work of many workers in NCR tomorrow and government’s confidence that NCR is now ready to gradually return to normal (or start the “new normal”)

May 31, 2020

[tabgroup nav_size=”small” align=”right”] [tab] “Sadly the Administration’s response thus far (over three months into the pandemic), the continued rise in COVID cases, the absence of mass testing, and the allegations of corruption and overpricing altogether do not inspire confidence. The growing public sentiment amidst the conflicting and confusing public pronouncements

Statement of Minority Senators Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros, Kiko Pangilinan on PNP mulling reopening custodial center to visitors

May 31, 2020

We welcome the positive response of the Philippine National Police to our letter regarding Senator Leila De Lima, who has been put in solitary confinement since April 25.

Let’s thank Filipino farmers, fishers who fed country during lockdown: Pangilinan

May 31, 2020

FILIPINO farmers and fisher folk fed the Philippines for over two months that Metro Manila and other parts of the country were under community quarantine, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Sunday, eve of the easing of the quarantine and also National Fisherfolks Day.

On media queries re DoH Sec. Duque and purchase of pricey PPEs

May 26, 2020

“Hindi na ako magtataka kung tuloy-tuloy ang kurakot sa pondo ng bayan kung ganito ang palakad. Ang mga sangkot sa katiwalian at paglabag sa batas, kinukunsinti at hindi pinaparusahan. Ganun din ang ginawa ng Administrasyon kina Sinas, Faeldon, Tulfo, Albayalde, Calida, Aguirre atbp.

P2.4B direct LGUs’ food buy from farmers should be part of new, better normal: Pangilinan

May 24, 2020

THE COVID-19 pandemic crisis is an opportunity for our farmers to increase their incomes and for the country to become food secure, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Sunday.

Govt must ensure no food price spikes in PH as world rice prices rise — Pangilinan

May 22, 2020

AS WORLD rice prices increase, the government should try to anticipate its effect on the country’s food security and ensure that there would be no food price spikes especially for Filipinos already suffering from reduced income, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Friday. “While the pandemic is primarily a health crisis,

Pangilinan to DOH: How can you say we have ‘flattened curve’ when not enough testing?

May 20, 2020

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday questioned the Department of Health’s pronouncements that the country has “flattened the curve” and is on the “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Can you please explain to us how can we say that we already flattened the curve when we have not tested

Is it ‘steal as one’ in the procurement of anti-COVID medical supplies? — Pangilinan

May 18, 2020

The alleged overpricing of medical supplies for the government’s campaign to control the spread of COVID-19 should be investigated, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Monday. On Sunday, Senator Panfilo Lacson said billions of pesos in taxpayer money may have lined the pockets of corrupt public officials behind the procurement of

Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on media queries re DILG collecting Charter change signatures amid pandemic

May 17, 2020

“We are hard-pressed to raise funds to address the huge damage caused by the pandemic on the economy. Addressing the impact of the pandemic both on the health of our citizens and the health of the economy should be our only focus at this point. Charter change should be the