Press StatementSeptember 13, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, principal author of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006, otherwise known as Republic Act 9344, points out that the main problem with the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act is the fact that even its key stakeholders do not understand the law,

Kristine L. AlavePhilippine Daily InquirerSeptember 8, 2011MANILA, Philippines—The country’s food security is at risk as millions of farmers and fishermen are getting too old for what is back-breaking work and their children are not keen on taking over for lack of incentive to do so, agriculture and other officials said

Kristine L. AlavePhilippine Daily InquirerSeptember 8, 2011MANILA, Philippines—The country’s food security is at risk as millions of farmers and fishermen are getting too old for what is back-breaking work and their children are not keen on taking over for lack of incentive to do so, agriculture and other officials said

Inquirer.netSeptember 8, 2011The Philippine government program on food security is threatened by ageing farmers and the unattractive income from farming, a senator said Thursday during the Senate finance committee hearing on the Agriculture Department’s 2012 budget.”This is a fact that is looming over us for years now,” Senator Francis “Kiko”

Press StatementSeptember 8, 2011Even a freshman law student would know that out of courtesy to the Supreme Court, Judge Rolando Mislang should not have issued the order of injunction considering the fact that he was still being asked by no less than the SC to explain why he issued a

Press ReleaseSeptember 8, 2011Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urges the Department of Agriculture to create an inter-agency task force that will be responsible for the fast-tracking of the delineation of municipal waters in the country.”We have data that proves delineation doubles the

Press ReleaseSeptember 8, 2011Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today asks the Department of Agriculture if it would be possible to allot a portion of the department’s budget for irrigation to help out the ailing coconut industry as well as other high-value crops.”We

Press StatementSeptember 7, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who in July had met with the National Democratic Front representatives Jose Ma. Sison and Luis Jalandoni to hear their proposal on behalf of the Philippine government, has expressed his full support for the resumption of peace talks between the government and the

Press StatementSeptember 6, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan hopes to put an end to what he calls the never-ending cycle of raids and seizure of botcha by authorities by imposing stiffer penalties of fine and imprisonment to those responsible for the proliferation of ‘double-dead’ meat in the market.“We are looking at