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

Maila AgerInquirer.netJanuary 5, 2011MANILA, Philippines – A mockery of the county’s justice system was how an administration senator described on Wednesday the government’s failure to put back former military comptroller Carlos Garcia in jail.Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said letting Garcia escape with the plunder charge filed against him was a

January 5, 2011Manila Bulletin  MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged on Wednesday the concerned Senate committees to investigate the reason why the Office of the Ombudsman agreed to enter into plea bargain with former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) comptroller Gen. Carlos Garcia.”This plea bargain would serve

Press StatementJanuary 5, 2010On February 25, 2010, on the day we were supposed to be celebrating the anniversary of People Power, another midnight deal was being hatched by the office of the Ombudsman, government prosecutors (under the Arroyo regime), and the camp of comptroller Carlos Garcia for a plea bargain

Abante ToniteBoyet JadulcoDecember 31, 2010Sa pagpasok ng Bagong Taon, hinamon ni Sen. Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan ang administrasyong Aquino na sampolan ang mga smugglers sa bansa.Ayon kay Pangilinan, matagal nang peste sa kalakalan ng bansa ang smuggling kung kaya’t sa bagong landas na tinatahak ng administrasyon ni Pa­ngulong Noynoy Aquino, dapat

Maila AgerInquirer.netDecember 30, 2010MANILA, Philippines—A reformed and progressive nation under the Aquino administration was senators’ wish for the country in 2011.”I pray for a great year renewal, transformation and reform,” Senate Minority Leader Alan Cayetano said in a text message on Thursday.”May the President and his whole family be successful

Press StatementDecember 27, 2010The Aquino administration is right on track at the start of the year with the signing of the national budget on time for the first time in eleven years. This is a signal that this administration intends to fulfill its mandate and govern within the confines of