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

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