Boyet JadulcoJanuary 16, 2011Abante ToniteNagbabala kahapon ang isang senador na mamalasin ang sinumang magha­hangad na mapatalsik sa puwesto si Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.Bagama’t itinuturing ng ibang senador na tsismis lang ang tangkang kudeta sa Senado, sinabi ni Sen. Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan na posibleng may grupong naglutang ng nasabing isyu

Jennifer A. NgBusines MirrorJanuary 16, 2011 REMOVING the power of local governments to implement their own agricultural extension programs is not the panacea to improving the capability of farmers and increasing farm productivity, Sen. Francis Pangilinan said.Pangilinan, who is chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, said the capability of local

Zamboanga Today OnlineJanuary 11, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Sunday that non-stop rains could push the country into an agricultural crisis unless officials prepare for worst-case scenarios.He also said that the extensive damage to agricultural crops in Southern Leyte, specifically the 100 percent damage in St. Bernard, should serve

Marvin SyThe Philippine StarJanuary 11, 2011MANILA, Philippines – Senators Loren Legarda and Francis Pangilinan are calling on concerned sectors to brace for the impact of La Niña this year, a phenomenon which they said could lead to significant loss of life and property.Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on climate

U.S. News Agency / AsianUS News Las VegasJanuary 11, 2011A proposal from the House of Representatives to amend the Constitution drew varied reactions among the senators with Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile supporting it while others said it is too early to change the 1987 Charter.“I’m open to that Constitutional

Press StatementJanuary 10, 2011We should not look at ChaCha as the magic wand that will solve our country’s problems. We are still struggling to implement our laws as they are, what makes them think that when a new set of laws under a new constitution is put in place, these

Press ReleaseJanuary 9, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today says that non-stop rains could push the country into an agricultural crisis unless officials prepare for worst-case scenarios. He adds that the extensive damage to agricultural crops in Southern Leyte, specifically the 100 percent damage in St. Bernard, should serve as a

Al G. PedrochePilipino Star NgayonJanuary 6, 2011ANG lagay ba naman eh, puwede mo na palang nakawan ng malaking halaga ang gobyerno, tapos makalalaya ka na kapag isinauli mo ang kalahati? Wow naman!Baka nagsasawa na kayo sa paksang ito dahil sobrang “talk of the town” na pero nakakatawang nakakainis eh. Habang

Abante ToniteD. Matining at N. AbuelJanuary 6, 2011Mas mainam umanong mabulok sa kulungan si dating military comptroller Carlos Garcia para magsilbing halimbawa sa sinumang opisyal ng gob­yerno na magtatangkang ma­ngurakot sa kaban ng bayan.Ito ang tahasang sinabi kahapon ni Senador Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan bilang pagkadismaya sa pagkabigo ng gobyerno na