PAMPANGA – Most Filipino women farmers work alongside men in most farm tasks but have less access to important services, senatorial candidate Francis Pangilinan said Monday, vowing to close the gender gap in access to credit, training, and other livelihood services available to men. “Except for food preparation, which is

BUKIDNON – Agriculture should provide enough income beyond subsistence for farmers, who are among the country’s poorest, former Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agriculture Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Sunday. “Sabi nga, kung kumain ka ngayon, magpasalamat sa magsasaka (As the saying goes, if you ate today, thank

CAGAYAN DE ORO – With the total production loss already amounting to Php 4.77 billion nationwide, former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Kiko Pangilinan urged President Aquino to declare a state of calamity in areas ravaged by the dry-spell, particularly in Mindanao. “We are asking

This is a very tight race to the finish. Liberal Party presidential candidate Mar Roxas is only five percentage points away from Senator Grace Poe in the latest Pulse Asia survey. This puts Mar in a very good position to catch up, especially with the grassroots machinery and the President

  SURIGAO DEL SUR – To uplift the lives of the poorest sector in Philippine society, senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan proposed the creation of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to be tasked with strategically developing the country’s marine resources. “Let us fish for progress,” said the former

“I was a staunch oppositor of Martial Law. I am very proud of that. It is a badge of honor to fight the evil and indifference that ruled our land more than 30 years ago. I carry that badge up to today. To my children, I tell stories of those

Muling nagbabala si dating Senador Kiko Pangilinan sa mga tao o grupong gumagamit sa mga bata upang gumawa ng krimen. Ito’y matapos mapag-alamang isang dose anyos na batang lalaki ang nadakip ng mga pulis sa Pasay dahil umano sa pangongotong sa mga jeepney driver habang nakasuot nang kumpletong uniporme ng

BULACAN – As El Niño rages on, shallow tube wells or pipes vertically set 20 to 60 feet into the ground to maximize use of shallow groundwater for irrigation, will provide sustainable and affordable irrigation systems to farmers, former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Francis

TAGAYTAY CITY – Senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan recounted to student journalists from different schools at the 2nd MBC Students Workshop for Social Journalism his experience as a student activist during Martial Law. “Hindi maganda ang diktadura. Minsan, hindi kami makauwi ng bahay dahil mayroong information na kami ay huhulihin (The