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

ABS-CBNNews.comOctober 25, 2011MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) should put up a subsidy for adaptive varieties of rice seeds to ensure ample production of the staple amid tightening global supply due to heavy flooding in major exporters Vietnam and Thailand, a senator said Tuesday.Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said

Press StatementOctober 25, 2011Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Foods Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan calls on the Department of Agriculture to release funds and subsidize adaptive varieties of seeds to farmers as flooding in Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, and Thailand could drive world prices of rice anew.“Thailand may lose

Sun Star OnlineOctober 25, 2011MANILA — Food, not bombs, will bring peace to conflict-ridden areas of Mindanao, Senator Francis Pangilinan said Tuesday.Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, said this after the Armed Forces of the Philippines launched airstrikes Monday against a reported breakaway faction of the

Mario B. CasayuranTempoOctober 25, 2011Manila, Philippines – Do not show mercy for the so-called murderous “lost commands’’ of the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) whose rampage in Mindanao last week snuffed the lives of 44 persons, mostly Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldiers and Philippine National Police (PNP)

Press ReleaseOctober 25, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chair of both the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Social Justice and Rural Development, challenged the government to spend billions on strengthening agriculture and food production in Mindanao, as opposed to “wasting precious resources that will needlessly destroy lives and property.”Pangilinan