BACOLOD CITY – As El Niño continues to dry up farms across the country, former Senator and Food Security Secretary Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called for extensive water conservation through water impoundment or “Imbak Tubig” projects. An average of 20 typhoons visit the Philippines every year, and together with rains during

BACOLOD CITY – The minimum P15,000 certification fee is unaffordable to the average Filipino farmer who wants to shift to organic farming, senatorial candidate Francis Pangilinan said here in the organic farming capital of the Philippines. The former Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization called for increased budget

  With figures from the Food Security Committee showing sufficient rice supply until the end of June, the National Food Authority (NFA) Council unanimously decided in its 106th regular meeting on Tuesday, January 26, that the country may not need to import rice for the first quarter of this year.

Former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Kiko Pangilinan called for government to intensify preparations amid the worsening case of the El Niño phenomenon. “We need to ensure that there is enough food for everyone and that food prices remain low. This is the main challenge as

Former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization and former Senate Majority Leader Kiko Pangilinan renews call for the Senate to give priority to Senate Bill 2675 or the Coco Levy Trust Fund measure as the Senate resumes plenary on Monday, January 18. “The ball is now in the

Former Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization and former Senate Majority Leader Kiko Pangilinan calls on the Senate to pass Senate Bill 2675 or the Coco Levy Trust Fund measure before the Senate goes on Christmas break on December 19. “We appeal to the Senate to pass its

“We condemn this latest senseless act of violence. It is disquieting how those who are turning the wheels of justice in this country fall victims to injustices,” said Pangilinan who served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice from 2001 to 2004. This latest murder happened barely two weeks

With the estimated damage of Typhoon Lando reaching P9 billion and P8 billion of which is on agriculture, former Food Security Secretary Kiko Pangilinan urges strong government support for more than 110, 000 farmers affected by the typhoon. “Our farmers in the Typhoon Lando-ravaged areas need help from our government

“We call for the government to fast-track the release of the supplemental budget requested by the National Food Authority for the benefit of the agricultural provinces heavily damaged by Typhoon Lando. The NFA will be purchasing the damaged crops to supplement the livelihood of the farmers who have tried their