Press ReleaseJanuary 11, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, today says he and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala are finalizing guidelines that would leave no doubt that the main beneficiaries of the newly restructured Agricultural Competitive Enhancement Fund (ACEF) would be the poor farmers

Press ReleaseJanuary 10, 2012Citing the recent storms that have caused billions in crop and propety damage, not to mention countless lives, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chair of the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Social Justice and Rural Development, urges the government to invest heavily on research and development

January 6, 2012Zambo TimesMANILA — Amid the influx of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Middle East, Senator Francis Pangilinan renewed his call on Thursday to the government to maximize generating jobs and opportunities from within the country’s agriculture and fisheries sector.”The government needs to shift its focus back

Jonathan de SantosJanuary 6, 2012Sun Star OnlineMANILA — Senator Francis Pangilinan said Friday impeachment rules that discourage public statements on the trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona should be “construed” liberally since impeachment is a political, and not a judicial proceeding.Iloilo Representative Niel Tupas Jr., lead prosecutor in the Corona

Press ReleaseJanuary 6, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urges the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to publicly disclose populated areas that are prone to flooding and landslides. He also calls on the Department of Interior and Local Government to hold accountable LGU officials who fail to heed warnings given them

Press StatementJanuary 6, 2012The rule on refraining to make public comments on the merits of the case, to my mind, applies strictly to the Senator Judges, but should be construed liberally when it comes to  both the defense and prosecution lawyers.Even in judicial proceedings wherein the sub judice rule applies,

Press ReleaseJanuary 5, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, urges the government to focus on generating jobs and opportunities from within the country’s agriculture and fisheries sector. Pangilinan makes the call in anticipation of the effects on the country’s unemployment rate of the

Jennifer A. NgBusiness MirrorJanuary 4, 2011RETURNING overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are looking to invest their money should consider the agriculture and fisheries sector that is currently getting a big boost from the government.Sen. Francis Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on Agriculture and Food, said there is “a lot

Press ReleaseJanuary 4, 2011Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urges local government officials to utilize idle lands within their jurisdiction for agriculture to ensure food supply in their localities.”In light of the havoc wreaked by typhoon ‘Sendong’, where officials were scrambling for food