Kris BayosManila BulletinMay 21, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan Friday belied rumors that returning Senator Franklin “Frank” Drilon is already the Liberal Party’s bet for the Senate presidency.Saying the LP has not yet made an official decision on the issue of whom to support for the Senate leadership race, Pangilinan hinted

Hannah L. TorregozaManila BulletinJune 21, 2010President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s controversial sister Kris Aquino-Yap is promising committee chairmanships and other perks to senators who will support Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s bid for the Senate presidency.This was bared on Monday by sources who declined to be identified. Efforts, however, to get

Hannah L. TorregozaManila BulletinJune 20, 2010The Liberal Party (LP) has a strong chance of leading the Senate in the 15th Congress if it officially fields Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan as its candidate for the Senate Presidency.This assessment comes from no less than Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who upped Sunday

A. M. G. RoaBusiness WorldJune 20, 2010THE LIBERAL Party (LP) will likely obtain the Senate leadership if it fields Senator Francis “Kiko” N. Pangilinan, said outgoing Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who has expressed preference for the looming LP bet.Mr. Enrile, member of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino of defeated presidential

Christine O. AvendañoPhilippine Daily InquirerJune 19, 2010MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Francis Pangilinan of the Liberal Party said Friday he was “very optimistic” that he would be able to get the support of 13 senators he needed to clinch the Senate presidency.Interviewed over dwIZ radio, Pangilinan said that after holding talks with colleagues

Christina MendezPhilippine StarJune 19, 2010MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Francis Pangilinan expressed confidence yesterday that he can get the support of a majority of senators and beat Sen. Manuel Villar to become the next Senate president.Liberal Party (LP) members Pangilinan and senator-elect Franklin Drilon are both seeking the Senate presidency but

Christina Mendez  The Philippine StarJune 18, 2010MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Francis Pangilinan of the Liberal Party is gaining headway in the race for the Senate presidency after the sister of president-elect Benigno Aquino III, Kris Aquino-Yap, approached some senators to vote for him, sources said.Pangilinan supposedly has the support of

Hannah TorregozaManila BulletinJune 18, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Friday expressed confidence of being able to get a majority vote in his bid to become the next Senate President.In an interview over DWIZ, Pangilinan said he believes that due to the support of most senators to President-elect Aquino, many of

Hannah L. TorregozaManila BuletinJune 17, 2010Liberal Party (LP) Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is one vote short of capturing the Senate presidency in the 15th Congress, a senior colleague in the Senate said on Thursday.Incumbent Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said Pangilinan has the numbers to be the next chief of