lMarlon PurificacionPeople’s JournaMarch 2, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has filed a resolution seeking a review of programs and policies of the National Food Authority on rice in keeping up with the country’s increasing population, surging food prices and rising cost of agricultural inputs.”The NFA is an intergral part of our

ABS-CBNNews.comMarch 2, 2011MANILA, Philippines –  A Liberal Party senator joined calls for Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez to resign or risk being kicked out of office through impeachment.In a statement, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Gutierrez should follow the example set by former US president Richard Nixon and resign instead of tarnishing

Kimberly Jane TanGMANews.TVMarch 2, 2011At least one senator has called on embattled Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez to resign from her post before the House of Representatives impeaches her.“The Ombudsman should have the decency and just resign from office,” said Sen. Francis Pangilinan in a statement Wednesday. “She has tarnished the image

Press StatementMarch 2, 2011The Ombudsman should have the decency and just resign from office. She has tarnished the image and reputation of the office she holds. She has damaged the institution by clinging to it like a leech.Mahiya naman siya at magbitiw na lang kung may natitirang kahihiyan pa siya

Press ReleaseMarch 1, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan filed a resolution seeking a review of programs and policies of the National Food Authority on rice in keeping up with the country’s increasing population, surging food prices and rising cost of agricultural inputs.“The NFA is an integral part of our goal in

Press StatementMarch 1, 2011The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Department of Labor and Employment, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and Department of Trade and Industry should work together to provide safety nets for returning OFWs from Libya and the Middle East. Bringing them home is the first step. Providing them

Bernadette E. Tamayo    Journal OnlineFebruary 27, 2011SENATOR Francis Pangilinan will not oppose moves to grant President Benigno Aquino III emergency powers to address oil price hikes and the subsequent increases in the prices of food and basic commodities as a result of political upheaval in the Middle East.“If the situation

Press ReleaseFebruary 26, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today expresses his concern over the volatile situation in the Middle East and the effects these will have on the state of food prices in the country which have already started to rise even before the riots in that part of the world

Press StatementFebruary 25, 2011Even as the country braces for the 25th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, the promise of genuine change and true reforms continue to elude us. The ripples of the 1986 People Power Revolution are still being felt around the world, particularly in the Middle East,