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MANIFESTATION OF SENATOR FRANCIS “KIKO” PANGILINAN FY 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENTS (AS DELIVERED)
THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, MAJORITY LEADER, TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, WE RESPECTFULLY PRESENT FOR THE BODY’S CONSIDERATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION AND THE JUDICIARY’S ADDITIONAL BUDGET REFERRALS FOR FY 2026 AND WE ARE SUBMITTING THE SAME TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON

STATEMENT OF SENATOR FRANCIS “KIKO” PANGILINAN ON MRSP ON ONIONS
Salamat sa pagpataw ng MRSP sa pula at puting sibuyas na 120 pesos kada kilo, at hindi na luluha tayong mga konsyumer sa presyo nito ngayong Kapaskuhan. (Sa trapik tayo luluha pa lalo.) Sa karanasan ng mga kasama sa opisina, umaabot ng hanggang 200 pesos kada kilo ang presyo ngayon.

SEN. KIKO’S STATEMENT ON BONIFACIO DAY
Ngayong Araw ni Bonifacio, nagsasama-sama tayo sa Trillion Peso March laban sa pagbaha ng nakawan sa pamahalaan. Ang gobyerno, imbes na pugad ng serbisyo para sa taumbayan, naging pugad ng katiwalian para sa iilan. Tangan ang diwa ng Katipunan, punitin natin ang sedula ng korapsyon. Ikulong ang mga kawatan. ‘Ika

KIKO SEEKS MORE FUNDING TO BUILD BAHAY PAG-ASA CENTERS
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan underscored the need for additional resources to build more Bahay Pag-asa Youth Centers, a transformational facility for children in conflict with the law, and fully implement the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act. Speaking during the “Bantay Bata – The Filipino Child: National Dialogue on Child Protection” on

SENATOR KIKO PUSHES FOR JUSTICE REFORM COMMISSION TO SPEED UP ACCOUNTABILITY AMID FERTILIZER FUND SCAM DELAY
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is urging the immediate passage of Senate Bill 1547, which seeks to establish a Justice Reform Commission tasked with investigating systemic failures in the Philippine justice system that allow corruption to persist and flourish. “We must punish more and swiftly. Twenty-one years doesn’t in any way

STATEMENT OF SEN. KIKO PANGILINAN ON RECENT RULING ON 2004 FERTILIZER FUND SCAM
“We must punish more and swiftly. Twenty-one years doesn’t in any way classify as swift. Noong 2004, kakaumpisa pa lang ng FB, Skype, at yung touch-interface ng Nintendo. 21 years sa Sandiganbayan. Another 20 years sa SC? Such ridiculous delays embolden the corrupt and erode our people’s faith in the

KIKO DEFENDS NIA’S 2026 BUDGET TO EXPAND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS REACH AND TRANSPARENCY MEASURES
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan successfully sponsored and defended the P54.79-billion budget of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for the 2026 fiscal year, highlighting the importance of expanding irrigation systems to develop agricultural lands, empower farmers, and achieve food security. The budget will also include a P50-million allocation for transparency measures—including

OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR FRANCIS “KIKO” PANGILINANCOMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION JOINT WITH COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND AGRARIAN REFORM COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (AS DELIVERED)
THANK YOU, SENATOR BAM. THIS HEARING IS ACTUALLY A JOINT HEARING OF BOTH THE BASIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, PUBLIC WORKS AND WAYS AND MEANS. THE REASON WHY WE FILED THE MEASURE OF ‘LIBRENG ALMUSAL’ WHICH AFTER THE FIRST HEARING I THINK IT SHOULD NOW

KIKO BATS FOR MORE NUTRITIOUS, LOCALLY-SOURCED FOOD FOR DSWD’S CALAMITY RELIEF ASSISTANCE
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is appealing to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to study the possibility of including nutritious and locally-sourced food in their relief assistance food programs during times of calamities. In his interpellation of the budget deliberations for the 2026 allocation to the DSWD, the