News ReleaseFebruary 8, 2012Chairman of the Senate Committee on Social Justice Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan is set to release funds from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of his office to help rehabilitate badly damaged parts of Negros that were hit by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Monday.”Our prayers go out

Press ReleaseFebruary 7, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chair of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, today says that nature has been exposing the country’s vulnerability against the elements, as such he urges the Department of Education to include in the curriculum classes that will educate Filipinos on disaster preparedness. “We must

Visayan Daily StarFbruary 4, 2012CEBU CITY — A solon allocated at least P100 million of his pork barrel funds for the “Sagip Saka” advocacy program of the 24 agricultural communities nationwide, a government press release said. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the senate committees on agriculture and food, and social

Ernesto M. OrdoñezFebruary 3, 2012Philippine Daily InquirerSagip Saka, launched by Senator Francis Pangilinan with full support from Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, is a breakthrough for farmers. In fact, it is the second breakthrough. The first occurred almost a year ago with the Agriculture and Fisheries 2025 (AF 2025) Conference held

News ReleaseFebruary 2, 2012Chairman of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, urges PNP officials to look into two separate incidents of hostilities from the University of the Philippines and the Navotas Polytechnic College.According to news reports, a UP student was stabbed at the Office of the

Department of AgriculturePhoto ReleaseJanuary 30, 2012   Senator Francis Pangilinan (right) and Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (2nd from right) hand over a symbolic golden shovel to Oriental Mindoro Governor Aurelio Umali (2nd from left) and Felix Baguilat of Ifugao, representing the first batch of beneficiaries of ‘Sagip Saka,’ an

SAGIP SAKA LAUNCH Sen. Kiko Pangilinan’s Keynote Speech (English version) January 27, 2012 Kalayaan Hall, Club Filipino, Greenhill, San Juan A good morning to everyone. Indeed, what a great morning today is because we are all gathered here today to breathe new life into agriculture and to give critical support

SAGIP SAKA LAUNCHSen. Kiko Pangilinan’s Keynote SpeechJanuary 27, 2012Kalayaan Hall, Club Filipino, Greenhill, San JuanMagandang umaga sa lahat. Tunay ngang maganda ang ating umaga ngayong araw na ito dahil sa pagtitipon natin ngayon ay binibigyan natin ng bagong buhay ang isang sektor na maaari nating sabihing naghihingalo. Ang ating mga

    What is Sagip Saka? Sagip Saka is an advocacy to achieve sustainable modern agriculture and food security by transforming agricultural communities to reach their full potential, improving farmers’ and fishers’ quality of life, and bridging gaps through public-private partnerships. It will do this through interventions in the following