Senator Francis Pangilinan said while the Philippines’ trade revenues from fishery reach an average US$954-million each year but the country’s 1.7-million fisher folk are among the poorest due to lack of clear-cut agenda for the sector. Pangilinan proposed the creation of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) that

MANILA — After the year’s most powerful typhoon Ferdie (international name: Meranti) followed by typhoon Gener (international name: Malakas) battered Batanes this week, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Saturday called for relief and repair donations for the most affected provinces. Citing the September 17 report of the National Disaster Risk

Magandang Umaga Ang Pilipinas ay isa sa mga bansang biniyayaan ng malawak at samu’t saring yamang dagat. Sa katunayan, ang ating teritoryo ay binubuo ng dalawampung porsyentong (20%) lupa, at ang natitirang walumpung porsyento (80%) ay binubuo ng katubigan. Ang laki ng ating katubigan ay 2.2 million square kilometers. At

Tuwing sila’y pumapalaot, hinaharap ng ating mga mangingisda ang init ng araw o ang mga malalakas na bagyo upang may maiuwing pagkain sa kanilang pamilya. Ang ating mga mangingisda ay responsable, masipag, at maparaan. Nakakalungkot lamang na hindi pa sapat ang suportang natatanggap nila mula sa pamahalaan. Alamin natin ang

MANILA – President Duterte’s moratorium on the conversion of agricultural lands and his condonation of debt penalties on farmers under the agrarian reform program, if coupled with an institutional program that increases farmers’ income, would end poverty for Filipino farmers, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Tuesday. “Ang utos ng Pangulo

MANILA – The Philippines may lose its status as the world’s major exporter of seaweed product carrageenan as Vietnam increases its support for and yield of the aquamarine resource, Senator Francis Pangilinan said Sunday as he pushed for the creation of the new Cabinet-level Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Thank you for inviting me to speak in this conference. It is always an honor for me to speak on the state of our agriculture, particularly of the agents of this sector that put the bounties on our table: our farmers and fishers. Agriculture is a compelling subject that has

MANILA – Dumoble ang taunang kita ng ilang mga magsasaka ng kape na nakilahok sa programang Sagip Saka ni Senator Francis Pangilinan noong 2013. Sa report nila kay Senator Pangilinan, na siyang Chairman ng Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, iprinisenta ng Nestle Philippines ang kanilang baseline data sa Surigao