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‘BASTOS’ ATTACKS VS WOMEN OPPOSED TO MARCOS BURIAL NOT FILIPINO: PANGILINAN

November 22, 2016

MANILA – The online sexual assault of women who protested against the stealthily held burial of the late dictator at the national heroes’ cemetery is not Filipino, said Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan Tuesday. “Sobrang bastos ng mga atake sa kanila. Hindi ganyan ang karaniwang lalaking Pilipino. Magalang tayo. Mapagmahal. Tawag

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On reports that Marcos will be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani Today

November 18, 2016

Hindi closure ang magiging resulta ng paglibing na ito dahil muli lamang binuksan ng Adminsitrasyon at pamilyang Marcos ang mga sugat na dulot ng pangaabuso, pag torture at pagpatay at pandarambong na isinagawa ng diktadura. Lalo lang magkakaroon ng hidwaan at divisiveness. Dagdag pa dito ang pagiging laughingstock ng Pilipinas

FARMERS’ INCOMES SHOULD RISE WITH BUDGET INCREASE – PANGILINAN

November 18, 2016

Will farmers’ incomes increase with the P3.35-trillion budget for 2017 and subsequent budgets? Senator Francis Pangilinan wants the increase in farmers’ income to be a benchmark in measuring the success of the Duterte administration’s economic programs.   “The premise here is that if we really wish to reach a developed

WOMEN LEADERS ASK SENATE: DON’T REMOVE 1.3 MILLION FAMILIES FROM PANTAWID PAMILYA PROGRAM; SEN. KIKO MEETS THEM

November 16, 2016

MANILA – As the Senate deliberated the P3.3-trillion national budget, women leaders from Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pamilya ng Pantawid on Wednesday morning danced the zumba outside the Senate gates to get the senators’ attention regarding their worry: That 1.3 million of the 4.4 million families-beneficiaries would be removed from the

ELECTION OF NEW U.P. PRESIDENT ‘WELL-DESERVED’: PANGILINAN

November 15, 2016

MANILA – The election of Danilo “Danicon” Concepcion as new president of the University of the Philippines is “well-deserved,” said Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan. The senator, a UP alumnus, congratulated the new UP president over the phone. According to the UP website, Concepcion is the current Dean of the UP

TRANSCRIPT OF SEN PANGILINAN EXPLAINING HIS VOTE

November 14, 2016

“Simple lang naman po yung title ng resolution: Expressing the Sense of the Senate that, well, in so many words, that the former President Marcos is unfit to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Sa akin po ay, sumasang-ayon po ako roon kaya po ako bumotong suporta rito.

STATEMENT OF SEN. PANGILINAN ON SUGGESTION TO SUSPEND THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

November 13, 2016

Sa mungkahi na isuspindi ang privilege of the writ of habeas corpus at arestuhin nang walang warrant ang mga tao na di umano’y nasa likod ng criminal lawlessness o drug menace: Ang suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus ay maaring gawin lamang ayon sa Article III

#MILLENNIALGOALS: A GRAND LIBRARY DEBUT

November 11, 2016

One would think eighteen year-olds wish for sugar, spice and everything nice on their debut, but not Jianne Amber Y. Yaokasin who opted to share her blessings with the students of Tacloban by donating libraries. Amber, the eldest child of Mr. Jimjim Yaokasin, celebrated her 18th birthday last October 2.