To focus on reducing the almost 40-percent poverty incidence among fisherfolk, incoming president Rodrigo Duterte should appoint a presidential assistant for fisheries with Cabinet rank as the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is still to be created, returning senator Francis Pangilinan said. “As an archipelago that depends on the

Good news for farmers and fisherfolk with the signing into law of the Farm Tourism Development Act of 2016, which would give them extra income, said returning Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan. “Aside from appropriate attention and support for the agriculture sector in our country, the Farm Tourism Development Act will

As the incoming agriculture secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol laid out the three components of his agricultural program, returning Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said increased incomes for farmers and fisherfolk should be used as benchmarks for the success of this program. “Unless the incomes of our farmers and fisherfolk are increased

Nagpapasalamat kami, ako, ang aking mapagbigay na pamilya, at masipag na staff, sa inyong mahigit labinlimang milyong Pilipinong pinili ulit tayong maging lingkod-bayan. Binabati rin namin ang mga kapwa kandidatong napili.  Napaka-init ng kampanyang nagdaan. Noong mga nakakapasong araw ng El Nino, hindi lang ito naging paligsahan ng kagalingan ng

  Ako po ay nagpapasamalat sa lahat. Alam ko hindi pa tapos ang kampanya but win or lose, kinakailangan namang magpasalamat kaya inisip po namin na kahit paano ay ngayon pa lang magpapasalamat na po.   First of course, I’d like to thank Sharon. For your support, and your inspiration,

To raise rice farmers’ income, senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urged the National Food Authority to raise the buying price of palay (unhusked rice). “I suggest that NFA raise its buying price from P17 to P19. This would help our farmers raise their standard of living,” he said. Rice farmers

The almost 40-percent poverty incidence among fisherfolk can be significantly reduced by modernizing fishing through eco-friendly technologies, post-harvest processing and storage facilities, and training, said senatorial re-electionist Francis Pangilinan Tuesday. In a dialogue with fisherfolk in Pangasinan, he said these would be performed by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic

The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan should review the decision of its Fourth Division granting Janet Lim-Napoles and Masbate Governor Rizalina Seachon-Lanete P500,000 bail each for a plunder case involving the misuse of the latter’s pork barrel, senatorial re-electionist Francis Pangilinan said Wednesday. “The granted bail of P500,000 pales in comparison to the

Rural development and agricultural enterprise development can end armed conflict in the long term, senatorial re-electionist Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said in reaction to the ongoing military operations against Abu Sayyaf bandits in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, where a total of 24 brigands have been killed since April 9. He cited the case