Disaster-prone Philippines needs a disaster-buster: Kiko MANILA — The Philippines ranks third as the most disaster-prone country in the world, regularly suffering from typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, not to mention the occasional drought, epidemic, El Niño, and La Niña, as well as the staple flooding. Yet our country does

Pangilinan seeks initial P1 billion for warehouse, rice mill in every rice-producing district Bawat butil na hindi naaaksaya, nadadagdag sa kita ng magsasaka: Kiko MANILA — To help rice farmers already in dire straits due to the unimpeded rice importation allowed by the Rice Tariffication Law, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan

To solve fisher folk and fisheries problems, DFAR ‘isda solution’: Kiko MANILA — With oceans and seas making up a staggering 80% of our territory and producing in 2017 alone 4.31 million metric tons of fisheries worth P243.9 billion, the Philippines can become an aquaculture powerhouse of the world with

PANGILINAN CALLS FOR SENATE INQUIRY ON RICE TARIFFICATION Did farmers get help from P10-billion rice fund? Did rice prices go down? Kiko asks MANILA – Five months after the Rice Tariffication Act became law, about 200,000 farmers have stopped working on food production* and 4,000 rice mills have stopped operating**.

Pangilinan bill offers support to farmers to go organic Organic farming yields profit, healthier produce: Kiko MANILA — Help is on the way to small farmers and organizations engaged in organic farming under a bill authored by Senator Francis Pangilinan. Senate Bill 34 or the proposed Act Providing for the

PANGILINAN BATS FOR MAGNA CARTA FOR DIGNIFIED COMMUTING Filipinos entitled to safe, convenient, reliable, affordable commute with dignity: Kiko MANILA — Evie dela Cruz, mother of five, feels like an overseas Filipino worker as her four-hour daily commute to and from her workplace in Makati and her home in Quezon

Pangilinan bats for VAT exemptions on mental health medicines Alisin ang VAT sa mental health meds, alisin ang sakit sa bulsa: Kiko MANILA — In order to make medicines affordable for Filipinos suffering from mental health conditions, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan seeks to exempt mental health medicines from value-added tax

MANILA — To discourage Filipino nurses from flocking to higher paying jobs abroad, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan seeks to raise the salaries of entry-level government nurses in the country to P30,531. “Sa huli, ang layunin ng panukalang ito ay ang mapabuti ang kalagayan ng propesyon ng nursing at ang itaguyod

MANILA — To encourage Filipino nurses from flocking to higher paying jobs abroad, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan seeks to raise the salaries of entry-level government nurses in the country to P30,531. “Sa huli, ang layunin ng panukalang ito ay ang mapabuti ang kalagayan ng propesyon ng nursing at ang itaguyod