Mario CasayuranManila BulletinDecember 3, 2010MANILA, Philippines — The Senate agriculture and food committee proposed on Friday the appointment of an agricultural attaché to Iran and send a high level delegation to Teheran to address the gaps regarding trade agreements between the two countries which are negatively affected by the current

Bernadette E. TamayoJournal OnlineDecember 3, 2010INSTEAD of hiding, Sen. Panfilo Lacson should emulate detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV.Sen. Francis Pangilinan stressed this yesterday as he asked Lacson to face accusations that he was involved in the abduction and killing of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito in

Press ReleaseNove,ber 3, 2010Senate chair of the committee on agriculture and food Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan says local mariculture could provide the country a much needed economical boost as he surveys the Panabo Mariculture Park in Davao del Norte.The Panabo Mariculture Park is a joint venture of Davao del Norte

Press ReleaseDecember 2, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan proposed that the Philippines appoint an agricultural attaché to Iran and send a high-level delegation to Tehran, preferably headed by our trade or agriculture secretary, to address the gaps regarding trade agreements between the two countries.Pangilinan, who is chairs the Senate Committee on

Bernadette E. TamayoJournal OnlineDecember 2, 2010SEN. Francis Pangilinan asked the government to send a high level delegation to Tehran to address trade gaps between the Philippines and Iran.Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, made the proposal during a public hearing on the detrimental effects of the

Dindo MatiningAbante OnlineDecember 2, 2010Anim hanggang 12 taon ang naghihintay sa sinumang mahuling nagbebenta ng ‘botcha’ o double dead na karne sa lahat ng pamilihan sa bansa.Ito ang nakasaad sa Senate Bill 2612 na inihain ni Senador Francis Pangilinan na naglalayong amiyendahan ang Republic Act 9296 o “Meat Inspection Code

Press StatementNovember 30, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan expresses his reservations on the P1.1 billion budget cut for the operations of 97 state universities and colleges nationwide, plus the zero allotment for capital outlay for SUCs and the slashed funds for scholarships within the Commission on Higher Education.“For most of our

Mario B. CasayuranManila BulletinNovember 29, 2010MANILA, Philippines – Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan threw Monday his full support behind the call of Sorsogon provincial officials to provide a permanent relocation site for villages affected by the restive Mt. Bulusan Volcano which has been spewing ash and mud flows at towns around

Bernadette TamayoJournal OnlineNovember 29, 2010SENATOR Francis Pangilinan echoed the appeal of local government leaders in Sorsogon to the villagers living near Mt.Bulusan to leave their properties behind and move to safer ground.He visited several towns around the restive volcano to survey the effects of Mt. Bulusan’s recent ash explosions. In