Press ReleaseJuly 12, 2009  Independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan reminds President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to uphold and safeguard Philippine interests in the growing rivalry between the United States and China. Reacting to reports about the forthcoming meeting between Arroyo and US President Barack Obama, Pangilinan said, “US interest in the Philippines is

Press ReleaseJuly 8, 2009  Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan criticizes the government’s flaunting of military might last weekend as a prelude to President Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address on July 27. “It’s a show of force to project power, but no amount of arms or the display of armed might

Press ReleaseJuly 8, 2009  Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan urges Comelec to beef up information dissemination as registration period nears its end. “The Comelec now says that 25 million out of the 48 million registered may have to register again for the biometrics data. This should have been made known earlier.

Press ReleaseJuly 7, 2009  Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan warns Palace officials on issuing intelligence reports and accusing groups as masterminds behind the recent string of bombings in the country without hard evidence. “Nasaan ang ebidensiya na MILF nga ang nagsagawa ng bombing?” asks Pangilinan on military reports pointing the group

Press ReleaseJuly 5, 2009 “Is there anyone in this administration with enough credibility to tell the public exactly what is going on? Or will we be forever victims of poor police and intelligence work that lead to nowhere?” Independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan challenges authorities to come up with hard evidence

Press ReleaseJuly 2, 2009  Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan warns Palace officials to get to the bottom of the recent string of bombings and bomb threats, and put the culprits behind bars as soon as possible. “Palace officials must stop pointing fingers. The opposition has nothing to gain by destabilizing the

Press ReleaseJune 30, 2009    Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan blasts Comelec on its botched bidding process to automate the 2010 national election. “It sends the impression that government is inutile and incapable of providing urgent reforms. It suggests that our leaders are incapable of seeking solutions and fulfilling the most basic requirement

Press ReleaseJune 29, 2009  Independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan dares Malacanang to identify culprits in recent bomb explosions in Maguindanao and the Office of the Ombudsman, as well as bomb supposedly found in the Department of Agriculture today.   “We challenge this government to find the culprits and place them

Press ReleaseJune 29, 2009  Independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan laments Fil-Am Melissa Roxas’ lawsuit against the Philippine government for allegations of torture by the Philippine military. “Bringing the suit before the U.S. courts is a testament to the sorry state of the country’s human rights record and its lack of commitment