With agricultural losses due to El Nino now at Php5.3 billion, former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Francis Pangilinan on Monday reiterated his call for President Aquino to declare a national state of calamity in areas ravaged by the abnormal weather pattern, particularly the 21 provinces in Mindanao. And

  GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Speaking in the tuna capital of the Philippines, senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Friday called for the acceleration of bilateral talks over Philippine fishing rights in Indonesian waters that lapsed in 2006. “Naaapektuhan na ang ating maliliit na mandaragat. Dapat nang madaliin ang bilateral

MAGUINDANAO – Three weeks after the declaration of state of calamity in Maguindanao due to the longstanding dry spell, senatorial re-electionist Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Friday called for the creation of a separate calamity fund for the agriculture sector to provide immediate relief to affected farmers. “Ang mga pinsalang dala

Kinokondena natin ang napakarahas na pagpapaalis sa mga nagpoprotestang magsasakang nasasalanta ng tagtuyot na dulot ng El Nino mula pa nung Nobyembre sa lungsod ng Kidapawan. Gusto nating madaliang maimbestigahan ang insidente at malaman mula sa pamunuan ng PNP kung paano nagkaroon ng mga butas sa pagpapatupad ng crowd control

To stop impoverished Filipinos from eating “pagpag” or “garbage food”, senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for the passage of the Food Bank Law, which bans supermarkets, restaurants, and other food shops from throwing away or destroying unsold food, encouraging them instead to donate it to charities and food banks. “Pagpag”

ZAMBOANGA CITY – With a total production of 500 million cans of sardines a year in Zamboanga City alone, Kiko Pangilinan reiterated that the creation of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will further bolster the fisheries sector. “In 2014, the fisheries sector earned Php 242 billion. In Zamboanga

  ZAMBOANGA CITY – After the bombings in Belgium and Pakistan, and on the occasion of the second anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), senatorial re-electionist Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday renewed his commitment to peace and the peace process with the Moro Islamic

MANILA – After the coconut levy issue took centerstage at the 2nd Presidential Debate, senatorial re-electionist Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday reiterated his call for the Senate to pass the Coco Levy Trust Fund measure already passed on third reading by the House of Representatives. “The Senate has a window

MANILA – Unlike in 2010, this year’s presidential race does not have a clear winner even as the campaign period has only 50 days left, senatorial re-electionist Francis Pangilinan said Sunday, when the second presidential debate is scheduled. “In 2010, mas cuentas claras na habang papalapit ang eleksyon (the winner was becoming clearer