Press StatementDecember 5, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan welcomes the resumption of the formal peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), set to begin Monday in Kuala Lumpur.Pangilinan, an advocate of the peace process and also Chairman of the Senate Committee on Social Justice and

Press ReleaseDecember 1, 2011Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan today urges the government to create jobs that will expand the labor force outside the business process outsourcing sector, adding that doing so will provide more sustainable growth within the country’s economy.”The Philippines has long been focusing on becoming an industry- and commerce-driven

Marianne V. GoThe Philippine StarNovember 28, 2011MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Francis Pangilinan plans to launch Sagip Saka project next year, applying the knowledge he gained from recent farm visits to China and Thailand.Sagip Saka will tap into farmers’ cooperatives to work with community enterprises to help farmers earn more.According to

Press StatementNovember 27, 2011As farm tillers and workers in different parts of the country reportedly feel “hope” over the Supreme Court decision to distribute over 4,900 hectares of Hacienda Luisita to over 6,000 workers, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chairman of the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Social Justice

Gilbert P. FelongcoGulf NewsNovember 25, 2011Manila: A senator cautioned farmer-benificiaries against premature rejoicing on the Supreme Court’s recent decision to distribute some 5,000 hectares owned by the Aquino-Cojuangco family in Central Luzon.Senator Francis Pangilinan said that distributing land is just the first step toward true agrarian reform, adding that farmers

Press StatementNovember 26, 2011Coming from a successful agricultural study visit in China, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food chairman Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is eager to benchmark the best agricultural practices he learned from his trip through his upcoming program Sagip Saka.“We have a lot to learn from China’s success

Press ReleaseNovember 25, 2011Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, says that distributing land is only the first step toward true agrarian reform, adding that farmers who received land in the past have remained poor.”The end goal really ought to be increasing the incomes

Press StatementNovember 24, 2011Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan welcomes the Supreme Court’s ruling to distribute almost 5,000 hectares of land from Hacienda Luisita to over 6,000 farmer-worker beneficiaries.”This is a victory for our farmers. Perhaps the ruling was long overdue, but this

Press StatementNovember 22, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called on the government to explore agricultural trade agreements with South Korea, considering that the Philippines has been declared free of Foot and Mouth Disease.”The recent recognition and declaration of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) that the entire Philippines is FMD-free without