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SAGIP SAKA LAW NI SENATOR KIKO, SOLUSYON SA KRISIS SA PAGKAIN
Sinabi ni Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan na ang Sagip Saka Act ay solusyon sa krisis sa pagkain upang mapababa ang mataas na presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin na kasalukuyang nagpapahirap sa mga mamimili, magsasaka, at mangingisda. Ang Sagip Saka Act ay inakda at naipasa ng senador noong 2019. Layunin ng

KIKO LAMENTS UNDERUTILIZATION OF COCO LEVY TRUST FUND, URGES GOV’T AGENCIES TO USE FUND TO RAISE FARMERS’ INCOME
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday raised concern over the continued underutilization of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund, saying billions of pesos meant to help coconut farmers remain unused while many continue to earn only around P200 a day.During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food,

KIKO SEEKS TO EXEMPT SYSTEMS LOSSES IN ELECTRICITY BILL FROM VAT
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, May 7, filed a measure to exempt system loss charges in electricity bills from the value-added tax (VAT), aiming to ease the burden of high electricity costs on Filipino consumers. Senate Bill No. 2124, or the VAT Exemption on Systems Loss Act for Residential Household

OPENING OF SEN. KIKO PANGILINAN ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COCONUT FARMERS & INDUSTRY TRUST FUND ACT (AS DELIVERED)
GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I UNDERSTAND THAT AMENDMENTS TO RA 11524 HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE LEDAC AS A PRIORITY MEASURE WHICH THEREFORE MEANS THAT AT SOME POINT DURING THE DELIBERATIONS OF THIS MEASURE THE PRESIDENT WILL CERTIFY AS URGENT. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO

KIKO TO LAUNCH SAGIP SAKA DAY THIS WEEKEND TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY, UPLIFT FARMERS & FISHERFOLK
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan will lead the launching of “Sagip Saka Day 2026” on Saturday, May 9, in Quezon City to strengthen his advocacies in uplifting the lives of farmers and fisherfolk, promoting rural development and sustainable farming practices, and ensuring national food security. Pangilinan, who chairs the Senate Committee

OPENING STATEMENT OF SEN. KIKO PANGILINAN ON NATURALIZATION OF BOATWRIGHT AND RAMOS (AS DELIVERED)
MAGANDANG UMAGA SA INYONG LAHAT. TODAY WE WILL HEAR THE BILLS GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO BENNIE FRANCOIS BOATWRIGHT III, H.B.N. 6639 AND S.B.N. 1595, AND THE BILLS GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO MATTHEW JAMES RAMOS, H.B.N. 6644 AND S.B.N. 1613. NATURALIZATION IS AN ACT OF FAITH IN WHAT A COUNTRY CAN

AS RICE INFLATION RATE HITS 13.7%, KIKO CALLS ON GOVT TO GO AFTER PROFITEERS, RICE HOARDERS
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan expressed deep concern over the reported 13.7% rice inflation rate for April 2026 and raised fears of price manipulation and profiteering amid the spike. The senator and chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, called on the government to go after profiteers,

SENATOR FRANCIS “KIKO” PANGILINAN’S LABOR DAY 2026 MESSAGE
Sa buong mundo, pinahahalagahan ang mga manggagawang Pilipino — para sa ating husay, katapatan sa tungkulin, at pagkamasigasig. Pero dito sa tahanan ng ating lahi, madalas ay mababa ang tingin sa kanilang paggawa—makikita sa sahod na tila ipinagkakait ang karapatang mangarap. Ngayon, dahil sa krisis sa Gitnang Silangan, habang tumataas

SENATOR FRANCIS “KIKO” PANGILINAN’S STATEMENT ON TOBOSO NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
Bilang tatay at bilang dating aktibista, napakasakit na may labinsiyam na Pilipino ang nasawi sa Toboso, Negros Occidental, noong April 19. At ilang komunidad din ang napilitang lisanin ang kanilang mga mga tahanan sa takot. Pagkalungkot-lungkot ang pagdanak ng dugo, lalo ng Pilipino sa kapwa Pilipino, sa ngalan man ng