June 5, 2012Philippine StarMANILA, Philippines – Senator Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday  urged the Judicial and Bar Council to open to the public the proceedings of the Judicial and Bar Council for a more transparent process of picking nominees to be the next Chief Justice.“Now is the time [to do this].

David DizonABS-CBNnews.comJune 5, 2012MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Tuesday said he is open to the idea of bringing an outsider to become the new Chief Justice.Speaking to ANC, Pangilinan said allowing an outsider to become the head of the country’s judiciary could bring about different results in

                                                                                                    June 4, 2012 JUDICIAL AND BAR COUNCIL2ND Floor, Centennial BuildingSupreme CourtPadre Faura, Manila TO THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE JBC: Hon. Antonio T. Carpio, Acting Ex-Officio ChairmanHon. Leila M. de Lima, Ex Officio MemberHon. Francis G. Escudero, Ex Officio MemberHon. Niel C. Tupas, Jr., Ex Officio MemberHon. Regino C. Hermosisima, Jr.,

Press ReleaseJune 4, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urges the Judicial and Bar Council to take the lessons learned from the recently concluded impeachment process against former Chief Justice Renato Corona in implementing much-needed reforms in the Judiciary.“There is an obvious need to institute necessary reforms in our justice system. The

Rappler.comJune 2, 2012MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III should convene the Judicial Executive Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council (JELACC) and map out budgetary support to modernize the justice system, Sen Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, a lawyer and former chair of the Senate justice committee said in a statement Saturday, June

News ReleaseJune 2, 2012Removing the Chief Justice is just the first step to instituting reforms in the Philippine judiciary. According to Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, a lawyer and formerly chair of the Senate justice committee, the urgent next steps to are to convene the Judicial Executive Legislative Advisory and Consultative

News ReleaseJune 1, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who on Tuesday was one of the 20 senators that voted for the historic conviction of impeached Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, welcomed on Thursday night the defense panel’s decision to no longer appeal the verdict of the impeachment court.“This decision by the

Press StatementMay 31, 2012 The Judicial Bar Council (JBC) meetings, deliberations, and voting on the final list of nominees for the next Chief Justice should be open to the public.Following the decision of the Supreme Court to publicly disclose the SALNs of the justices and judges, the acting Chief Justice should

Press StatementMay 29, 2012Senator-Judge Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s explanation of verdict on the case vs Chief Justice Renato Corona Hindi dineklara ni Ginoong Corona ang daang milyong piso at dolyar namga account. Hindi niya idineklara taon-taon ang mga milyon- milyong pisong pag-aari ng mga condo units. Ang hindi pagdeklara ng makatotohanang