Maila AgerInquirer.netDecember 5, 2009MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 2) Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. has called for the immediate convening of Congress either this Saturday or Sunday to act on the government’s martial law declaration in Maguindanao supposedly to address the deteriorating peace and order situation in the province. “The Senate and

Press ReleaseDecember 1, 2009 “I am not surprised. She is still motivated by political survival at all costs,” says Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan of PGMA’s recent announcement that she will run for a seat in Congress representing the 2nd district of Pampanga.”I recall Senator Joker Arroyo saying that her running

Press ReleaseNovember 30, 2009 KIKO ASSAILS COMELEC’S GO SIGNAL OF AMPATUAN CANDIDACY; SAYS COMMISSION CAN DISQUALIFY CANDIDATES EVEN WITHOUT CRIMINAL CONVICTION; WARNS COMELEC THAT FAILURE TO ACT ON ELECTION OFFENSES IN MASSACRE GROUNDS FOR IMPEACHMENT.COMELEC commissioner Lucenito Tagle’s statement that Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. has not yet been

Press ReleaseNovember 26, 2009Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan holds LAKAS-KAMPI responsible for the massacre in Maguindanao. ‘The lawlessness and the barbarism that now prevail in the province has the fingrprints of LAKAS-KAMPI all over it, considering all warring factions were party leaders supported unconditionally by the ruling party.” Pangilinan mentions the

Press ReleaseNovember 26, 2009   Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan holds LAKAS-KAMPI responsible for the massacre in Maguindanao. ‘The lawlessness and the barbarism that now prevail in the province has the fingrprints of LAKAS-KAMPI all over it, considering all warring factions were party leaders supported unconditionally by the ruling party.”Pangilinan mentions the

What now?Manila Bulletin News TeamNovember 24, 2009Amid the flurry of reactions to the senseless murder of scores of people in Maguindanao perpetrated by suspected followers of a political kingpin in the province, and the prevailing perception that the government is helpless to deal with the massacre, the nagging question in

Press ReleaseNovember 24, 2009 Shortly after Senator Francis Escudero announced he will no longer run for president, Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan said Escudero would be better off supporting the cause for ushering in genuine reforms in the country.’Perhaps he realized that the Noy-Mar tandem will be difficult to beat given

Press ReleaseNovember 24, 2009 Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday afternoon filed Senate Resolution No. 1489 “congratulating and commending” Efren Peñaflorida for winning as the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year.Peñaflorida bested nine other finalists of CNN’s Heroes campaign and gained worldwide recognition for his work with the “Kariton Klasrum”

Press ReleaseNovember 23, 2009   Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan today says that it will be very difficult for an independent candidate to win in the 2010 elections the way he did two years ago.”I ran an independent senatorial campaign then and I know the challenges that come with it. It was