Mark Angelo ChingPEP.phMay 13, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is optimistic that the current nationwide struggle for continued reforms in our society will succeed and that the May 2010 national polls is an answer to this clamor for change.”Things are looking up. That’s why we have to fight. That’s why we

Press ReleaseMay 12, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan bewails GMA’s appointment of Renato Corona as the next chief justice of the Supreme Court, adding that the midnight appointment could be a last ditch effort of an outgoing President to maintain her grip on the seat of power.”We, as a country gearing

Press ReleaseApril 28, 2010Once again, the Villar camp has been caught with their pants down.Yesterday, mere hours after staunch Villar supporter and former president of the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) Guido Delgado distributed copies of an admittedly unverified case study and psychiatric report to media in a press conference in

Press ReleaseApril 7, 2010 Liberal Party spokesperson Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today says the COMELEC cannot afford to have lapses in judgment “this late and crucial part in the ballgame.””As part of the Congressional Oversight Committee on Automated Elections in the Senate, the COMELEC’s handling of the country’s first ever

Maila AgerInquirer.nerApril 7, 2010MANILA, Philippines – A senator on Wednesday has called for the resignation of an election official, who has been allegedly involved in various electoral anomalies, the latest of which is the botched procurement of ballot secrecy folders worth almost P700 million.Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Commission on

Francis Earl A. CuetoThe Manila TimesApril 4, 2010FEARING a vacuum in leadership in case of a failure elections, a movement for good governance and ethical leadership floated the name of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan as a credible caretaker. Kaya Natin! leader convenor Harvey Que told The Manila Times in an

Rey MarfilAbanteMarch 31,2010Sa senaryong mauuwi sa ‘failure of elections’ ang halalan sa Mayo, itinulak ng grupong Kaya Natin Movement ang pag-upong interim President ni Sen. Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan, kapalit ni Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.Ayon kay Harvey Keh, lead convenor ng Kaya Natin Movement at isa sa mga nagtutulak sa

Maila AgerInquirer.netMarch 18, 2010MANILA, Philippines – The Judicial Bar Council should not allow itself to become a rubber stamp of the Supreme Court by filing a motion for reconsideration on its decision allowing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to appoint the next Chief Justice, a senator said on Thursday.The call was issued

Jorge Cariño, and Willard ChengABS-CBNNews.comMarch 16, 2010 MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Francis Pangilinan of the Liberal Party (LP) described as “part of the dirty tricks” the latest result of a survey that reportedly showed Sen. Manny Villar of the Nacionalista Party (NP) as the leading candidate in the presidential race.Last week,