“Di biro ang maging nanay. E maging nanay pa sa 9 na bata? Pero nagawa yan ng nanay ko, si Mommy Emma. Pinalaki kaming lahat nang maayos. Dahil pre-school teacher siya, siniguro niyang may mga laruan at libro kami, kahit second-hand dahil bagamat hindi naman kami masasabing mahirap hindi din

SENATORS Risa Hontiveros and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday called for a Senate inquiry in aid of legislation into the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) lobby to exclude Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the COVID-19 quarantine.  Senate Resolution 396 comes after the gaming regulator last week allowed POGOs

“We condemn this arbitrary exercise of governmental power. Ito’y kalokohan. Sa gitna ng pandemya ito inaatupag ng gobyerno. 2.2 milyong Pilipino na ang nawalan ng trabaho bunga ng COVIC pandemic at quarantine. Ang krisis ng kalusugan ay krisis na sa paggawa at pangkabuhayan ng mga kapamilya, kaibigan, kapitbahay, at kakilala.

We appeal to the sense of compassion and understanding of the Senate leadership and our colleagues to allow Senator Leila de Lima to participate in plenary sessions through teleconferencing, which has a bipartisan support during this period of COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Leila will be an added voice of knowledge and

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on PhilHealth raising OFWs’ contributions  PhilHealth circular raising OFWs’ contributions Insensitive, ill-timed: Pangilinan “Nakapaloob sa Universal Health Care Act ang pagtaas ng kontribusyon sa Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Sa panahon ng COVID-19, kaisa tayo sa pagtutol sa kautusan ng PhilHealth na taasan ang

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on World Press Freedom Day, arrest of volunteers giving out food Virus ang kalaban, hindi journalists o volunteers: Pangilinan “Ngayong World Press Freedom Day, alalahanin natin kung sino ang tunay na kalaban. Matindi ang krisis na kinakaharap natin sa patuloy na pagtaas ng kaso

LABOR DAY ON THIRD ECQ EXTENSION Speed up urgent, long-term help for 2.2M COVID-rendered jobless, including 200,000 OFWs: Pangilinan The government needs to speed up urgent as well as long-term help for the 2.2 million Filipinos rendered jobless by COVID-19 and the subsequent halt in most economic activities, Senator Francis

“Our emergency situation now is about health. All proposed and enforced measures should answer ‘yes’ to the following questions: Mahihinto o mapapabagal ba nito ang pagkalat ng COVID? Makakabuti ba ito sa kalusugan ng mga mamamayan at ng buong pamayanan? That’s why on the guidelines concerning our senior citizens, nananawagan

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday suggested that the government fast-track the release of financial aid to COVID quarantine-affected farmers by decentralizing disbursement from Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP). Malacañan’s fifth report to Congress submitted 27 April 2020 showed that the Department of Agriculture’s financial subsidy to rice farmers