Hannah L.TorregozaManila BulletinFebruary 12, 2010 Sen. Francis Pangilinan Friday lauded the Makati Regional Trial Court’s decision granting detained military Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim a three-day liberty to attend his school’s founding anniversary.Pangilinan, Liberal Party spokesperson, thanked Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda for allowing Lim, a senatorial candidate

Michael Lim Ubac and Philip TubezaPhilippine Daily InquirerFebruary 3, 2010MANILA, Philippines—Jumping the gun on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 12 senators led by principal author Francis Pangilinan Tuesday filed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Malacañang should not make midnight appointments in the judiciary as mandated by the Constitution.Senate

 Press ReleaseJanuary 28, 2010  The LP in its 64th anniversary announced the designation of Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan as the Liberal Party’s Senate slate campaign manager, tasked to oversee the efforts in getting the slate election in this year’s national elections.LP standard bearer Noynoy Aquino says Pangilinan’s “brand of new

Cris G. ordoniaThe Manila TimesJanuary 26, 2010Instead of attacking Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, the camp of Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. should instead focus on explaining their side on C-5 road project controversy, said Harvey Keh, lead convenor of Kaya Natin!, an advocate of good governance. “What Villar is doing

Press ReleaseJanuary 24, 2010 Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan supports Fr. Joaquin Bernas’ statement that the Supreme Court would undermine itself should it let PGMA appoint the next Chief Justice.Bernas, a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission and now dean emeritus of the Ateneo School of Law, echoes Pangilinan’s sentiment that the

Maila AgerInquirer.netJanuary 20, 2010 MANILA, Philippines—Senator Manny Villar Wednesday admitted he was hurt by a friend’s sudden turnaround on the ethics case filed against him over the controversial C-5 road extension project. Villar was referring to Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who signed a committee report that recommended his censure. “It is

Press ReleaseJanuary 19, 2010 We signed the committee report of the Committee of the Whole in keeping with the official party stand decided yesterday, that at the very least the report ought to be presented in plenary regardless of whether we are for or against the findings. Pure and simple.We did

Angie M. RosalesThe Daily TribuneJanuary 19, 2010 Sen. Manuel Villar faces certain Senate censure, with the Senate committee of the whole’s report that was circulated to all the senators by Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, and obtaining the 12 needed signatories for voting in the plenary.Both Senate President Pro-Tempore Jinggoy Estrada and

Election2010updates.comJanuary 19, 2010 The Senate finally released on Monday night the official report of the committee of the whole on its investigation of the C-5 road extension project after garnering the required 12 signatures to bring the report in the plenary. Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan completed the majority signatures after withdrawing