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

Maila AgerInquirer.netJune 17, 2010MANILA, Philippines—Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has secured the support of 11 senators and is just one vote short of the needed number to get elected Senate President, according to a list supposedly circulating in the upper chamber.The list purportedly contained the names of Pangilinan, Senators Juan Ponce-Enrile,

Christina Mendez Philstar.comJune 17, 2010MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis Pangilinan is making a headway in his bid for the Senate presidency after presidential sister, popular TV host Kris Aquino-Yap, reportedly courted some of the senators to vote for him.Reports said Pangilinan now has the support of Senate President Juan Ponce

Press ReleaseJune 17, 2010Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today strengthens his commitment to modernize and improve the country’s justice system, saying he will support the new administration’s legislative agenda, especially those concerning the judiciary.”We support the call for a larger share of the budget for the judiciary. We believe that if

Hannah L. TorregozaManila BulletinJune 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

Mario B. CasayuranManila BulletinJune 17, 2010The budget of the judiciary must be doubled within six years to ensure major headway in the fight to end pervasive corruption and improve the quality of life of the Filipino people.This was stressed on Thursday by Senator Francis Pangilinan who said he is strengthening

Fidelis Angela TanPhilippine Online ChroniclesJune 16, 2010Allies of president-apparent Noynoy Aquino has told the camp of outgoing head of state Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to cease giving him unsolicited advice.Among the unsolicited advice has been to keep qualified government employees—including the household staff of the Palace. Outgoing executives have also been giving