Press ReleaseJuly 11, 2011After hitting a snag on the JASIG issue, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan visited National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) headquarters in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 7, 2011 in the hope that the kinks that have led to the postponement of the talks could be ironed

President.gov.ph July 11, 2011Manila – Senator Francis Pangilinan on Thursday urged the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to resume formal peace talks with the Government of the Philippines (GPH).

Loui GaliciaABS-CBNNews.comJuly 8, 2011 THE NETHERLANDS – His visit to the National Democratic Front Panel (NDFP) headquarters in Utrecht, Netherlands brought a larger-than-life hope for Filipinos that unity is soon going to be a reality in the Philippines.

Gilbert P. FelongcoGulf NewsJuly 9, 2011 Started in 1969, the Communist Party of the Philipines-NDF-NPA insurgency is considered as one of the longest running insurgencies in existence Manila: A senator met with top officials of the communist-led Philippine insurgency movement recently while the government lead negotiator said they expect to

Press StatementJune 25, 2011Reacting to statements of former president, now Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, that “nobody [is] home” in Malacanang, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, an Aquino ally and staunch critic of the Arroyo administration, said:“Yes, GMA is right that nobody is home. Nobody is home in Malacanang passing hundreds of

Christian CardienteManila Standard TodayJune 21, 2011SENATOR Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday called on the government to reconsider its plan to sell the Food Terminal Inc. complex in Taguig, urging it to find ways to ensure food supply flowing to the metropolis instead.“The goal of the FTI was to have a food

Primo EsleyerThe Visayan Daily StarJune 21, 2011    We have sounded like a broken record all these years, calling for food security for the country because we did not see any tangible moves that would increase food production the last ten years, except importing food.And here we go again.  But this

Press StatementJune 21, 2011Reacting to the government’s pronouncements that the full sale of the Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) complex in Taguig is a “priority”, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, says that government should “reconsider” this decision and, instead, find ways to ensure

Riza T. OlchondraPhilippine Daily InquirerJune 19, 2011If we want a food-secure future, secure agriculture.The prospect of the country’s food system failing at a time of growing hunger crisis worldwide has galvanized a public-private partnership aimed at changing the way the country’s leaders envision food security for the Philippines.“The Department of