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SEN. FRANCIS “KIKO” PANGILINAN CO-SPONSORSHIP SPEECH ON FUEL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTION (AS DELIVERED)
MARAMING SALAMAT GINOONG PANGULO, MGA KASAMAHAN KO SA KAPULUNGANG. TUMATAYO TAYO UPANG I-CO-SPONSOR ANG SENATE BILL NO. 1982 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 48 NA NAGLALAYONG PANSAMANTALANG IPAGPALIBAN ANG EXCISE TAX SA MGA PRODUKTONG PETROLYO, UPANG AGAD NA MAIBSAN ANG BIGAT NA DINADALA NG ATING MGA KABABAYAN DULOT NG PATULOY NA

KIKO BATS FOR INCREASED SUBSIDY FOR FARMERS, FISHERFOLK AMID FUEL PRICE HIKE; PUSHES FOR IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF FUEL EXCISE TAX SUSPENSION
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan renewed his call for stronger government support for farmers and fisherfolk amid rising global tensions in the Middle East that caused massive fuel price hikes, calling for increased subsidies and the suspension of the excise tax on petroleum products. The senator, who filed a bill to

KIKO CO-SPONSORS BILL FOR AUTISM CARE, HURDLES 3RD READING
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan threw his support behind Senate Bill No. 1822, or the National Autism Care, Support, and Inclusion Act, which hurdled the 3rd reading earlier this week to ensure access to early detection, screening, diagnosis, and timely intervention for persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families.

KIKO HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR JUSTICE REFORM COMMISSION AMID ‘CRISIS IN JUSTICE SYSTEM’, BATS FOR INCREASED BUDGET
“A crisis of the justice system.” This is how Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan described the current state of the country’s judiciary as he pushed for the creation of a congressional commission to look into possible judicial reforms in the face of the multi-billion-peso flood control scam that has gripped the

KIKO TO DA: FAST TRACK RELEASE OF CASH ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS, FISHERFOLK AMID FUEL PRICE HIKE
Amid the massive fuel price hike caused by the Middle East conflict, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, March 12, appealed to the Department of Agriculture (DA) to fast track the drafting of the implementing guidelines for the release of the P10-billion Presidential Assistance to Farmers and Fisherfolk.This is on

JUSTICE COMMISSION TO REFORM JUDICIARY, MAKE JUSTICE EQUAL AND ACCESSIBLE—KIKO
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said that creating a Joint Congressional Commission on Justice System Reform will not only bring about much-needed reforms in the country’s judiciary system, but also provide equal opportunities and access to justice to Filipinos from all walks of life. In his opening statement during the Senate

OPENING STATEMENT OF SEN. FRANCIS “KIKO” PANGILINAN FOR JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON JUSTICE REFORM (AS DELIVERED)
THANK YOU, ATTY. MORTEL. WE CAN PROCEED. JUST TO REVERSE THE ORDER, CONSIDERING THAT IN THE LAST HEARING WE WERE UNABLE TO TACKLE THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON JUSTICE REFORM BILL, UUNAHIN MUNA NATIN IYON. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR RESOURCE PERSONS FROM THE DFA ARE CURRENTLY IN THE CA

KIKO CHAMPIONS GLOBAL COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR FARMERS, PUSHES ‘SAGIP SAKA’ AS BLUEPRINT FOR FOOD SECURITY
Amid uncertainties and disruptions caused by regional conflicts, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called for global collective action to empower small-scale farmers, saying his 2019 Sagip Saka Act can serve as a blueprint for achieving food security. The Sagip Saka Act, a law he authored and passed in 2019, allows national

SEN. FRANCIS “KIKO” PANGILINAN OPENING STATEMENT ON AMENDMENTS TO LABOR & AUDIT CODES SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING (AS DELIVERED)
MAGANDANG UMAGA PO SA ATING LAHAT. SALAMAT SA INYONG PAGDALO SA PUBLIC HEARING NA ITO. SA GITNA NG SIGALOT SA GITNANG SILANGAN AT SA PAGTAAS NG PRESYO NG PETROLYO, MERON TAYONG DALAWANG MALAKING PAKSA NA TATALAKAYIN NGAYONG UMAGA. PAREHONG IPINANGANAK NOONG 1970S, MARAPAT NA SURIIN KUNG NARARAPAT NA BANG MAY