Press ReleaseNovember 2, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan calls on the separatist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to prove its sincerity to the ongoing peace process by surrendering wanted MILF commander Dan Laksaw Asnawi to the authorities.Asnawi has been tagged in the beheading of 10 Marine soldiers in 2007, and

Press ReleaseNovember 2, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, today calls on the government to focus on job creation within the country’s agriculture and fisheries sector, saying doing so will spare the Philippines from recession that is currently threatening the global economy.In a

Press ReleaseNovember 2, 2011 Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chairman of the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Social Justice and Rural Development, as well as Co-Chair of the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM), says that an “overhaul” of the present system regarding agricultural extension workers

ABS-CBNNews.comOctober 29, 2011’Peace process must remain within constitutional limits’MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan welcomes the decision of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to review the 2001 ceasefire agreement.Pangilinan points out that “gaps in the agreement must be addressed. While we are for peace, we

Press ReleaseOctober 29, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, an administration ally who earlier had called for a suspension of the peace talks to review the ceasefire agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), welcomes the decision of both parties to finally review the 2001 ceasefire agreement.Pangilinan points

Press ReleaseOctober 29, 2011 The famed Ifugao rice terraces in the steep mountains of the Cordillera Mountain Range, long a source of livelihood for the Ifugaos and of pride for the Filipino people, is in danger of destruction. According to a report prepared by the office of Ifugao Rep. Teddy

Press ReleaseOctober 27, 2011Delivering the welcome remarks at the awarding ceremonies of the 9th Search for Ten Accomplished Youth  Organizations (TAYO) at the Heroes’ Hall in Malacanang, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan thanked the Filipino youth organizations for serving as “beacons of hope in these dark times” and “effecting genuine change

Press StatementOctober 26, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chair of the Senate Committee on Social Justice and Rural Development and of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, today says that should the proposed sale of the Food Terminal Incorporated push through, its proceeds should be plowed back to the agriculture sector,

Bernadette E. TamayoJournal OnlineOctober 26, 2011THE government must spend precious public funds on developing the agricultural sector and not on military operations against alleged “rogue” members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Sen. Francis Pangilinan made this appeal a day after the military launched an air strike on suspected MILF