Press StatementJanuary 20, 2011As Senate Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, we will not hesitate to conduct an investigation We are closely monitoring the matter and have in fact been directly in touch with NFA administrator Lito Banayo. We will not hesitate to conduct a separate investigation on the

Angie M. RosalesThe Daily TribuneJanuary 20, 2011Restoration of death penalty is being laid on the table at the Senate, with one of its members who previously voted for its abolition several years ago, making a sudden turnaround, citing the alarming increase in crime incidents in the country.Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla

R. Miranda and D.MatiningAbanteJanuary 20, 2011Ibinasura ni Pangulong Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III ang panukala ni Senador Juan Miguel Zubiri na muling buhayin ang death penalty dahil sa serye ng mga high-profile killings sa bansa nitong mga nakaraang araw.Sa ambush interview, sinabi ni Aquino na bagama’t handa naman siya na pag-aralan

Press ReleaseJanuary 19, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan todays says that the death penalty is not the answer to the seemingly rampant criminality in the country.“The brazen acts of criminality highlighted by the twin carnappings with the victims even burnt by their captors give a foreboding sense of lawlessness. I agree

Kristine L. AlavePhilippine Daily InquirerJanuary 17, 2011MANILA, Philippines—Filipino farmers are growing old and the young people are not replacing them in the fields.Sen. Francis Pangilinan, chair of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, said this was an “unseen crisis” in the industry which could affect the country’s food supply

Press ReleaseJuly 17, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today says that the government’s plan to sell the Food Terminal Inc. must be above board, saying the process must start with public bidding and avoid a negotiated sale.“Playing by the rules is the only way to go. Legal shortcuts must be avoided

Marianne V. GoThe Philippine StarJanuary 17, 2011MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Francisco Pangilinan is willing to allocate a portion of his pork barrel to fund community-based agricultural livelihood projects, even as he assured that he would work for the restoration of the Department of Agriculture’s budget next year if the DA

Bernadette E. TamayoJournal OnlineJanuary 17, 2011PROCEEDS from the planned sale of the Food Terminal Inc., a 120-hectare agro-industrial complex in Taguig must be used to address the needs of the agricultural sector, according to Sen. Francis Pangilinan.He added that the  financial gain from the proposed privatization of FTI should be

Melody M. AguibaManila BulletinJanuary 17, 2011MANILA, Philippines — The government may take a strong policy of aggressively promoting foreign investments even as it is set to hold in February a long-term visioning to make agriculture a top investment priority until year 2025.The Congressional Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization