Press StatementMay 24, 2012We are deeply saddened and disheartened by the news that former Governor Grace Padaca of Isabela is now subject of a warrant of arrest for a criminal case pending before the Sandiganbayan.This case notwithstanding, we believe in the innocence of the former governor and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee

Press StatementMay 19, 2012Senator-judge Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan makes known his statement on Chief Justice Corona’s alleged dollar accounts, a few days before the Chief Justice is set to appear in the impeachment court.“If Chief Justice Corona refuses on the witness stand to have his dollar accounts opened for the scrutiny

Press StatementMay 18, 2012As Senate Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, we laud the pronouncement of new Director General of the National Economic Development Authority Arsenio Balisacan that his focus will be on the agriculture sector in addressing sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. For us to reach

News ReleaseMay 17, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan calls on the Philippine National Police, the National Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Justice to quickly resolve the slaying of Atty Leonardo Jacinto Soriano, an arbiter for the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB).According to reports, Soriano was murdered in

News ReleaseMay 9, 2012Senator-judge Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan weighs in on impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona’s apparent decision to testify during his impeachment trial:“Perhaps they have come to realize that to ignore the public clamor, as well as the clamor of senator-judges for the Chief Justice to appear and explain his

News ReleaseMay 8, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, and Co-chairman of the Agriculture and Fisheries Congressional Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM), renews his call for the government to look into the country’s agriculture and fisheries sector for generating employment,

News ReleaseMay 6, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, and Co-chairman of the Agriculture and Fisheries Congressional Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM), calls on the Bureau of Customs (BoC) to “shore up the drive against rampant smuggling of agricultural products”

News ReleaseMay 6, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today urges voters to do their research this early in order for them to choose wisely in the 2013 midterm elections.“President Aquino has made tremendous headway in the fight against corruption, and has had to make hard decisions in doing so. We are

Press StatementMay 4, 2012For genuine change to happen, continuity and consistency in policy reforms on corruption and poverty alleviation are key. We need at least a decade and a half of such continuity and consistency if we are to truly reach developed-nation status in the year 2030, or less than