Manila Times January 28,2012   The Office of Sen. Francis Pangilinan and the Department of Agriculture (DA) along with key stakeholders in the farming sector launched on Friday the Sagip Saka program, which aims to pilot various interventions for some 24 agricultural communities nationwide. Under the Sagip Saka initiative, Pangilinan

ABS-CBNNews.comJanuaryy 28, 2012MANILA, Philippines – Senator-judge Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Saturday expressed concern over the number of witnesses that the prosecution plans to present for the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona.The senator said it could take 10 months for the prosecution to present a hundred witnesses

Marianne V. Go The Philippine StarJanuary 28, 2012MANILA, Philippines – Sagip Saka, an advocacy to achieve sustainable modern agriculture and food security by transforming agricultural communities to reach their full potential, was launched yesterday with an initial funding of P100 million from the Priority Development Assistance Funding of the Congressional

News ReleaseJanuary 28, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who sits as senator-judge in the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, has expressed concern over the number of witnesses that the prosecution will produce for the trial, is said will reach “over 100.””The number of witnesses is a cause

Press StatementJanuary 27, 2012At the launch of a groundbreaking advocacy called “Sagip Saka”, 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), announced that at

Photo ReleaseJanuary 27, 2012   Napoleon “Yoyong” Merida, Chairman of the Panaw-Sumilao Farmers Cooperative, receives a symbolic golden farming spade (“Gintong Pala”) from Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and Senate Chairman on Agriculture and Food Senator Kiko Pangilinan. According to Senator Pangilinan, “Ang gintong pala ay akmang simbolo ng mensahe ng

Press ReleaseJanuary 26, 2012Chairman of the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Rural Justice and Social Development, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, commends the Supreme Court’s upholding of a ruling of the government’s re-conveyance of the 24 percent block of shares in San Miguel Corp. (SMC) acquired through coconut levy

Press StatementJanuary 19, 2012Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, lauds the move by hospitality giant Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts for adopting a “Sustainable Seafood Policy.”In a press release dated January 17, Shangri-la Hotels and Resorts announced its “commitment to cease serving shark fin

Press StatementJanuary 16, 2012As the Senate begins the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who as a member of the Philippine Senate will sit as one of the trial’s senator-judges, reminds the public that impeachment is a “constitutional mechanism” for “exacting public accountability from high-ranking