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TODAY IS NATIONAL HOMESCHOOL DAY, A DAY FOR BETTER EDUCATION: PANGILINAN

March 3, 2017

There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent – Mahatma Gandhi MANILA — In support for the Filipino homeschooling community, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has filed Resolution 308 expressing the Senate’s full support in the celebration of the first National Homeschool

KIKO TO KOKO: PLEASE RETURN SENATE SECURITY FOR SEN. LEILA

March 3, 2017

Liberal Party president Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Friday asked Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III to return the Senate security of detained Senator Leila de Lima in Camp Crame. “Dapat nag-negotiate na makalapit ang OSSAA, hindi yung 50 meters away (There should have been negotiations for the Office of the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms

Stop politically motivated persecution of Senator De Lima – International Commission of Jurists

March 2, 2017

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemned the arrest and detention of Senator Leila De Lima and called for her immediate release. The ICJ believes that the charges brought against Senator De Lima are fabricated and thus considers her prosecution to be politically motivated and amounting to judicial persecution. Senator

ON WHAT TOOK LP SENATORS, ALLIES SO LONG TO LEAVE SUPERMAJORITY

March 1, 2017

I was asked by a CNN Philippines reporter what took us so long to leave the supermajority and join the opposition. Here is more or less my reply: It has not even been 7 months since this administration took over the leadership of the nation. Every incoming President deserves chance

IN RESPONSE TO SP KOKO PIMENTEL ON ‘HAMPERED’ LEGISLATIVE WORK

February 28, 2017

How can work in the Senate be hampered by the now minority members, including four from the Liberal Party, when almost 70 percent (20 of 29) of the bills now a couple of steps into becoming a law are being defended by us? It is simply untrue that LP Senators

EDSA PEOPLE POWER REVOLT A MOVE FORWARD: PANGILINAN

February 25, 2017

MANILA – The EDSA People Power Revolt in 1986 moved the Philippines forward, and it is always a call for remembering and celebration, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Saturday. The Liberal Party president is reacting to a call from the administration to “move on” from what happened 31 years ago,

LIBERAL PARTY SENATORS ON PENDING ARREST OF SEN. DE LIMA

February 23, 2017

The Liberal Party reiterates that it condemns the political persecution of brave administration critic Sen. Leila De Lima. We repeat: The Sandiganbayan, not the RTC, has jurisdiction over the case as the alleged wrongdoings were supposedly committed when she was Justice Secretary. Ang balita namin, kararating lang ng Macau nitong

TRANSCRIPT OF SEN. PANGILINAN’S INTERVIEW FOR ANC HEADSTART

February 23, 2017

Interview with ANC’s Karmina Constantino 21 FEBRUARY 2017 Q: Senator, how is the party doing in light of the recent events? Well, of course we are, we’ve been meeting and it’s a serious cause for concern for us considering that we feel the filing of the charges before the Regional

CEBU’S SMALL FARMERS TO PANGILINAN: CRAFT LAW VS FREE IRRIGATION FOR BIG BUSINESSMEN

February 19, 2017

TALISAY CITY, Cebu – Small farmers over the weekend asked Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan to craft a law that would disallow big businessmen from availing themselves of free irrigation and require them to pay a fee for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of irrigation facilities. Ireneo “Dodong” Leuterio, president of