Michael Lim UbacPhilippine Daily InquirerJuly 4, 2010  THE BLOC OF FIVE SENATORS HEADED BY VETERAN SEN. Edgardo Angara Saturday played hard to get a day after Sen. Francis Pangilinan, party mate of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, formally launched his bid for the Senate presidency.Instead of throwing his support behind Pangilinan,

Bernadette E. TamayoPeople’s JournalJuly 4, 2010SENATOR Francis Pangilinan will push for weekly coordination meetings between officials of both Upper and Lower Chambers of Congress to speed up the legislative mill.He stressed the need to have better coordination between the Senate and the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress which

Marlon PurificacionJournal Online  July 4, 2010SENATOR  Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan yesterday said  his closeness to President Noynoy Aquino is based on their common vision for the country and therefore “ought to be viewed as a plus and not a minus in a bid to win the Senate presidency and  desire to

Journal Online  July 4, 2010The Senate, being half of the Congress, may be a co-equal branch of the Executive  department.But it is also separate or independent of the Executive branch.But more than that, both departments have the same constituency –- the people – through direct elections.This makes the Senate superior

Bernadette E. Tamayo, Tess Bedico     People’s JournalJuly 4, 2010SENATOR Francis Pangilinan   assured colleagues in the Upper Chamber that he will not be “subservient” to Malacañang if elected Senate President amid concerns that he is quite close to President Benigno Aquino III, a fellow Liberal.Pangilinan had been chosen over partymate, Sen.

Mia M. Gonzalez  Business MirrorJuly 4, 2010PRESIDENT Aquino is backing the bid of party-mate Sen. Francis Pangilinan for the Senate presidency, Malacañang said on Sunday.Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in a radio interview that having allies as leaders in the Senate and the House of Representatives would assure the Aquino

Carla GomezInquirer VisayasJuly 4, 2010BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines – Senator Franklin Drilon said he remained hopeful about Senator Francis Pangilinan’s chances of securing the 13 votes needed to win the Senate presidency but admitted it would not be an easy task.He said the Liberal Party should rally the senators

Angie M. RosalesThe Daily TribuneJuly 3, 2010The ranks of President Aquino’s Liberal Party (LP) in the Senate have chosen Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan over more senior legislator, Sen. Franklin Drilon, as their bet for the upper chamber leadership.Pangilinan is seen to be pitted against former close friend and one-time political

Edson C. Tandoc Jr., Michael Lim UbacPhilippine Daily InquirerJuly 3, 2010MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and the Liberal Party (LP) have chosen to support Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in his bid for Senate President.LP President and former Sen. Mar Roxas yesterday made the announcement, saying this was