Press StatementDecember 9, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chairman of the Senator Committee on Agriculture and Food, warns the public about the possibility of more smuggled goods entering the country during the Christmas holidays. He also calls on the Bureau of Customs (BOC), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the

Press ReleaseDecember 8, 2011Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, says that the mining industry, if unregulated, poses a serious threat to the country’s food supply. In Thursday’s hearing at the Senate, Pangilinan came to this conclusion as resource persons attested to the fact

Rolly T. CarandangManila BulletinDecember 7, 2011MANILA, Philippines — Citing its importance as part of the country’s cultural heritage and tourism program, the Senate adopted a resolution last Tuesday urging government agencies to work together to rebuild the damaged walls of the Ifugao Rice Terraces.Sen. Francis Pangilinan, principal author of Resolution

Kimberly Jane TanGMA NetworkDecember 7, 2011 The Senate has adopted a resolution urging government agencies to work together to save the Ifugao or Banaue Rice Terraces, which was once dubbed as the eight wonder of the world, from degradation. Senate Resolution 650, authored by Sen. Francis Pangilinan, expresses the “sense of the

Press ReleaseDecember 7, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan weighs in on the CBCP’s call for “reconciliation” between the Chief Executive and the Supreme Court.”The key issue in the clash between the executive and judicial branches is the string of controversial rulings that have placed grave doubt on the fairness and the

Zambo TimesDecember 8, 2011MANILA — Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Thursday that irresponsible mining, if not stopped, poses a serious threat to the country’s food supply.Pangilinan made this conclusion after the Senate committee on agriculture, which he chairs, conducted inquiry into the impact of irresponsible mining activities on farming

Press ReleaseDecember 7, 2011The Senate on Tuesday approved Senate Resolution 650, urging government agencies to work together to save the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras from degradation.The resolution, authored by Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food seeks to push for programs that

Mario B. CasayuranManila BulletinDecember 5, 2011MANILA, Philippines — A political ally of the Aquino administration said Monday the resumption of the formal peace talks between the Philippine government and the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is the only way forward to attain peace in troubled Mindanao.Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan

Jelly MusicoZambo TimesDecember 6, 2011MANILA — The Senate adopted on Tuesday a resolution urging the government agencies concerned to work collaboratively to save the famous rice terraces in Ifugao province from further degradation.Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan, author of the Senate Resolution No. 650, has asked the government to allocate P100