“Sa second President’s report, mas nagkakaroon na ng linaw ang ginagawa ng ating mga magigiting na public servants para ipatupad ang Bayanihan Act. Meron ng mga figures ang nai-download na pera para sa social amelioration package; ang bilang ng mga sundalo nating health workers na pwedeng tumugon sa pandemyang ito;

“Sinusuportahan natin ang mga rekomendasyon ng epidemiological at disaster experts na i-extend pa ang enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) nang dalawang linggo sa NCR. Pero kailangang malinaw na pinalawak (expanded) din ang testing at masinsinan (intensive) ang pagtatalaga o pagtatayo ng mga mass isolation centers para maiwasan ang paglaganap ng COVID-19.

“Our people want the country’s leadership to provide solutions that will defeat the virus, protect them, and address the hunger now facing millions — not insults and threats. We stand behind human rights lawyer Jose ‘Chel’ Diokno and his defense of people who have approached him after being summoned for

“We are outraged by the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission’s plan to investigate Vice President Leni Robredo just because her efforts to extend assistance to Filipino families struggling to make both ends meet during this national crisis may embarrass the government. When has helping people become a crime? Is it a crime

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Senator Francis Pangilinan and Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros lambasted Thursday politicians who are exploiting the situation to advance their political agenda, saying that the 2022 presidential campaign is obviously getting in the way, leaving millions of vulnerable and low-income Filipino families unassisted.    “It is not

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Dean Chel Diokno’s exposé of NBI going after ordinary citizens complaining vs slow COVID response We will question that in the Joint Oversight Committee: Pangilinan ‘Unang-una, bawal yan sa batas mismo. Section 7 of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act states that

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on President’s Report on COVID Emergency Powers Ika-3 Linggo ng ECQ #TanongNgTaongBayan: Nasaan ang Special Purpose Funds (SPFs)? Sa papasok na ikatlong linggo ng Enhanced Community Quarantine at isang araw matapos matanggap ng Kongreso ang unang ulat ng Pangulo ukol sa Bayanihan to Heal

It’s been five days since the emergency powers, and as required by law, IATF needs to submit to Congress and effectively to the people a progress report every week. The report should answer these questions:  1. On resources: The law specifies savings from the Executive Branch and its special purpose