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Transcript of Interview of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in Naga City on EDSA People Power Anniversary, ABS-CBN Franchise, Charter Change
ON EDSA PEOPLE POWER ANNIVERSARYSFNP: Syempre ginugunita natin ngayon ang People Power, Feb. 25. Napakahalagang pangyayari sa ating bansa na nagkaisa ang ating mga kababayan para iwaksi ang pang-aabuso at pagmamalabis ng kapangyarihan ng isang diktador. [Napatunayan] natin na kaya nating harapin at tutulan ang pang-aabuso at pagmamalabis, ang corruption.

Paggunita sa EDSA People Power 1986 ni Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan: Kamulatan sa Pambansang Realidad
Ang lahat nag-umpisang hindi mulat. Ang totoo, mas marami ang hindi “politicized” at hindi interesado sa kaganapan sa pulitika. Believe it or not, once upon a time, isa akong “apolitical at indifferent” na UP student nung 1980s.

SEN. FRANCIS PANGILINAN ON LAWFARE
The reality of lawfare does not operate in a vacuum. It operates within a system of justice and institutions that are inherently weak, and oftentimes inutile.

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on POGOs
“Huwag nating hayaang bastusin tayo sa sariling bahay natin. The recent exposé of blatant corruption, abuse, and trafficking surrounding the POGO industry is appalling and must not be tolerated. For the past three years, the country has experienced an influx of illegality: from billions worth of illegal drugs slipping through

Statement of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on travel ban for OFWs to Taiwan
We call on the Department of Health to clarify the reason behind the inclusion of Taiwan in the travel ban. With the restriction, thousands of Filipino travelers have been affected — including an estimated 154,000 overseas Filipino workers who earn their living from Taiwan.

On VFA termination
Given our ongoing dispute in the West Philippine Sea, this move favors China and no longer comes as a surprise given how meek and subservient the Administration has been toward China in matters not only of sovereignty but even on matters of public health and safety, as in the coronavirus

Freedom-loving Filipinos should come together and resist authoritarianism: LP
Together with the Filipino people, the Liberal Party of the Philippines has been here before. In 1972, when the ousted dictator imposed martial law, he also arrested his critics and shut down major media outfits like ABS-CBN.

Pangilinan: Congress is mandated to act on ABS-CBN franchise application
Congress has the duty to give due process to ABS-CBN’s application for franchise renewal. We are mandated under the law to give proper course to any application, which Congress has granted smoothly to other networks.

In midst of nCoV epidemic, govt focuses on denouncing critics: Pangilinan
Sa gitna ng epidemya, panggigipit sa mga kritiko ang pinupuntirya sa kasong quo warranto sa prangkisa ng ABS-CBN at sa file ng mga kasong inciting to sedition kay Sen. Trillanes at iba pa. Walong araw na nang ipataw ng pamahalaan ang travel ban sa China, pero tumatanggap pa rin tayo