MANILA – If reports are true and verified that several processed meats have tested positive for African swine fever (ASF) virus, then the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Agriculture should identify these brands and immediately remove them from the market, Sen. Francis Pangilinan said Thursday. “Ito

MANILA – With the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Sagip Saka Act, the Department of Agriculture now have the framework to effectively raise the incomes of farmers and fisherfolk, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Monday. “We have passed the law, and now that Agriculture Secretary

Seventy-five years ago today, the largest naval battle in the Pacific was fought and won in Leyte. It marked the beginning of the end of all wars in our shores. As we commemorate the story of the Leyte landing and of the Philippine liberation, let us remember that this important

Nakikiramay ako sa pamilya ni Sen. Nene Pimentel sa kanyang pagyao. Sa ngalan ng aking pamilya sa pakikibaka, nagpapasalamat ako sa ibinahagi niyang buhay para sa karapatang pantao, kalayaan, at demokrasya noong panahon ng diktadura. Salamat!

MANILA — Agriculture is the key to eradicating poverty in the Philippines, said Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan Wednesday, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, as he pushes for a bigger agriculture budget. Pangilinan, who was Presidential Adviser on Food Security and Agriculture Modernization during the Aquino administration, said the

Statement of Minority Senators Leila De Lima, Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros, and Kiko Pangilinan on Supreme Court action on electoral protest of Bongbong Marcos Naninindigan ang Minorya sa Senado sa makatuwiran at makabuluhang pag-iral ng ating mga batas. Mariin kaming tumututol sa desisyon ng Korte Supremang pumapabor kay Ginoong Marcos

Faeldon, Lapeña, Teo Tulfo, Aguirre, Jason Aquino all resigned from their posts because of links to illegal drugs, corruption, or incompetence/negligence and yet this government has failed to go after them and has in fact assigned many of them to other posts. He and all the rest should be charged

MANILA — To reduce urban poverty and ensure food security, we must grow food in idle or abandoned government-owned lots and buildings, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said in Senate Bill 257 or the Urban Agriculture and Vertical Farming Act of 2019. “Sa ating mga tahanan, pwede tayong mag-umpisa sa pagtatanim

Statement of Sen. Francis Pangilinan on proposed industry road map to shift from planting rice to other crops*: Pwede namang sabay, hindi ‘either-or’ sa pagtatanim ng palay o pangangalaga ng baboy: Kiko The government’s proposed industry road map to make 23 provinces shift from planting rice to other crops and