Press ReleaseNovember 28, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan visited several towns around the restive Mt. Bulusan volcano to survey firsthand the effects of Mt. Bulusan’s recent ash explosions.Pangilinan, who is the senate chair of the committee on agriculture and food, went to Barangay Cogon in Irosin where he saw massive boulders

Marlon Purificacion     Journal OnlineNovember 28, 2010SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan supported calls of the provincial government to provide a permanent relocation site for villagers affected by the activities of Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon.The senator visited several towns around the restive Bulusan volcano to survey firsthand the effects of Mt. Bulusan’s recent

Kimberly Jane TanGMANews.TVNovember 24, 2010Netizens will now be able to watch the Senate deliberations on the proposed 2011 budget via live streaming.Senator Francis Pangilinan, who authored Resolution 53 that called for the live streaming of Senate proceedings, said the live broadcast of their sessions online will be “educational” to the

Agence France-PresseNovember 26, 2010The Philippine senate has begun broadcasting live on the Internet, in keeping with President Benigno Aquino’s pledge of government transparency, officials said Friday.The online broadcasts, which began this week, are also part of the five month-old government’s aggressive use of the Internet and social networking media to

Brisbane TimesNovember 26, 2010The Philippine senate has begun broadcasting live on the Internet, in keeping with President Benigno Aquino’s pledge of government transparency, officials said.The online broadcasts, which began this week, are also part of the five month-old government’s aggressive use of the Internet and social networking media to engage

Marvin SyThe Philippine StarNovember 26, 2010MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in the country’s history, anyone with access to the Internet can now watch what goes on in Congress.The Senate has begun live streaming over the Internet of its sessions, starting with the plenary debates on the proposed P1.645-trillion

Press ReleaseNovember 25, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today lamented the country’s negative growth rate in the agricultural sector (-2.62%) from January to September 2010, this despite the 6.5% growth in the economy in general. The DA said the negative growth was due to the dry spell. The data came from

Press StatementNovember 24, 2010“Malungkot man isipin dahil nakasama natin dahil nakasama natin sa kampanya si DOT Undersecretary Vicente Romano III, gayun pa man ay hinahangaan natin siya sa kaniyang pasya na magbitiw sa tungkulin. Pinanagutan niya ang mga pangyayari na nagdulot ng kontrobersiya, at ditto ay ipinakita niya na mayroon

Press ReleaseNovember 24, 2010Four months after filing of Resolution 53 calling for live streaming of senate proceedings, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan invites the public to closely watch the senate in action as the live streaming finally gets operational in the upper house.“Opening public proceedings to new media of late has