THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES, I RISE TO CO-SPONSOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NUMBER 8, WHICH SEEKS TO ADOPT THE NATIONAL EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2026–2035), AS THE TEN-YEAR POLICY FRAMEWORK OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, BASED ON THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF EDCOM II. ANG DOKUMENTONG ITO AY KOLEKTIBONG

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan made his appeal to local government units (LGUs) to support and implement the Sagip Saka Act on Friday, January 30, during a dialogue with 67 Mayors for Good Governance and the Department of Agriculture (DA).  The law, which he authored and passed in 2019, allows the

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) launch of its transparency portal, calling it a positive and necessary step toward greater accountability and good governance in the agriculture sector. The transparency portal, accessible at https://fmrwatch.bafe.gov.ph, provides detailed information on the government’s farm-to-market road (FMR) projects.  Among other things, the

Magandang balita na nanumbalik ang lusog ng sektor ng agrikultura ayon kay Agri Asec Arnel de Mesa sa isang presscon kahapon (Jan. 28). Anya, natapos ang taong 2025 na may pinakamataas na halaga sa loob ng limang taon: 1.77 trillion pesos! Ayon sa pa rin sa kanya, malaking bahagi ng

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan formally presented a situationer on the country’s sugar industry to Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on January 28, highlighting urgent challenges confronting farmers, mill workers, and consumers, and outlining key policy recommendations to stabilize the sector. During the meeting, the chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture,

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MAJORITY LEADER. (THANK YOU) DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES. UNANG UNA SA LAHAT NAIS KONG BATIIN AT I-CONGRATULATE ANG ATING KASAMAHAN NA SI SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA SA PAG SPONSOR NG ISANG PANUKALANG BATAS NA LONG OVERDUE. GAYA NG NABANGGIT NIYA, 1955 PA NOONG ITO’Y NAGING BATAS –

The Filipino public and government officials must disregard political colors and take a stand for the Philippines’ sovereignty amid China’s continuous aggression in claiming almost 90 percent of the resource-rich West Philippine Sea, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Tuesday, January 27. The senator delivered a sponsorship speech for Senate

MR. PRESIDENT, DEAR COLLEAGUES, IT IS MY HONOR TO SPONSOR AND PRINCIPALLY AUTHOR PROPOSED SENATE RESOLUTION NUMBER 256 — TOGETHER WITH SENATE PRESIDENT TITO SOTTO, SENATE PRO TEMPORE PING LACSON, MAJORITY LEADER MIGZ ZUBIRI, SENATORS ERWIN TULFO, RISA HONTIVEROS, RAFFY TULFO, WIN GATCHALIAN, LOREN LEGARDA, JV EJERCITO, BAM AQUINO, JINGGOY

Malinaw na tayo ang ginagalit ng China sa mga tangka nilang ibahin ang realidad na sila ang aggressor. Sila ang nag-wa-water cannon. Sila ang sumasalpok sa mga bangka at barko ng ating mga mangingisda at ng ating Bureau of Fisheries at Coast Guard. Sila ang sumisira sa mga corals at