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

Mario CasayuranManila BulletinJune 16, 2011MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, as a sovereign nation, must look out for itself and not to rely on other nations to protect its interests in the disputed Spratly Island chain in the South China sea, Sen Francis “Kiko’’ Pangilinan said Thursday.Pangilinan, a former Senate Majority

Press StatementJune 16, 2011Following through on his statements on the PH-China row in the disputed Spratly Islands and the United States’ statement on the issue, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday cautioned Malacañang against being too complacent regarding the country’s “strong ties” with the United States.“We should have no illusions

Press ReleaseJune 14, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan lauds the Supreme Court in making public the Maguindanao massacre court proceedings. Pangilinan filed Resolution 186 in the Senate in November 2010 calling for such action saying “it would be in the best interest of our judiciary to have transparency in the judicial