Press ReleaseMay 26, 2009 Independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today condemns the latest reports of abduction of activists in Tarlac even as the country is being criticized by the United Nations that the Philippine government is not doing enough to stop extrajudicial killings and disappearances of activists and cause-oriented group

By: Nikko Dizon Philippine Daily Inquirer May 15, 2009 MANILA, Philippines—The megastar made it “official.”    Sharon Cuneta said Sen. Francisco “Kiko” Pangilinan, her husband, would run for vice president in 2010 and she was ready to assume the role of “Second Lady” if he was blessed with victory.  “Yes, I think he’s

Press ReleaseMay 14, 2009  Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan is all for automation for the 2010 polls, but cautions everyone to still remain vigilant. “No electoral system is fool-proof, especially in the Philippines’ current political climate. But the budget is there, and automation will help immensely in modernizing the way we

Editorial  Philippine Daily Inquirer May 12, 2009  “It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness,” a Chinese proverb says. The leaders of various countries, among them US President John F. Kennedy and presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, have used this proverb to rally their countrymen to bring about

Press ReleaseMay 11, 2009 Independent Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today said that “there is a need to reach out to all like-minded groups and individuals and seek to forge a common front for genuine change.” In the last few weeks, several initiatives coming from various sectors have been coming out in preparations

By: Niña Catherine Calleja Philippine Daily Inquirer May 12, 2009 MANILA, Philippines—A bus painted with as many colors as a rainbow Monday rolled off a parking lot in Taguig’s business district Bonifacio Global City on a nationwide mission: Persuade young Filipinos to register and vote.  The bus was packed with youth

By: Efren DanaoManila TimesMay 11, 2009 Sen. Francis Pangilinan said Sunday that the re­gistration of first-time voters has been too slow, fearing that as many as 3.5 million young Filipinos could be disenfranchised in the 2010 elections as a result.   He cited a statement of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that only

By: Philip Tubeza Philippine Daily Inquirer May 8, 2009 MANILA, Philippines—It’s a movement still without a name—but it has a tough mission, a fast-approaching deadline and a bus taking its leaders on a nationwide tour to convince the lazy or apathetic citizen to register and vote in 2010.  At a time

Press ReleaseMay 5, 2009 Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan today warned political figures with television ads that they “may just be throwing away their money.””They should be reminded that in the 2007 elections. Of the top 12 biggest TV ad spenders, eight lost and two landed near the bottom. Television