Press ReleaseJune 22, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today says that the incoming administration provides the perfect opportunity to jumpstart strategic plans to increase tourism arrivals by 100 percent at the end of six years.”This renewed optimism our nation is experiencing is the perfect opportunity to build upon concrete plans to

Roel Pareño with Christina MendezPhilippine StarJune 22, 2010ZAMBOANGA CITY , Philippines  –Popular television personality Kris Aquino-Yap, sister of president-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, has denied endorsing the bid of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan for Senate president.Aquino-Yap arrived in the city yesterday with her elder sister Viel to distribute school supplies

Balita.phJune 22, 2010MANILA, June 22 –- Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan said on Tuesday that the renewed optimism under the upcoming administration of President-elect Noynoy Aquino would be a good start to boost the tourism industry, hoping it would reduce unemployment rate in the country.”Data shows that each tourist arrival generates

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