Press ReleaseDecember 9, 2009   Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan together with 16 other senators files P.S. Resolution 1522, expressing the sense of the senate that the proclamation of Martial Law in Maguindanao is unconstitutional.Senators who introduced the resolution are senators Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Alan Peter Cayetano, Noynoy Aquino, Mar Roxas, Jamby

Press ReleaseDecember 9, 2009   Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan expresses his astonishment over the COMELEC’s decision to unseat Grace Padaca as governor of Isabela.’It’s disappointing that the commission took this long to come up with a decision. The timing is also dubious. Why just now, and on the heels of the

Michael Lim Ubac and Leila Salaverria Inquirer.net December 6, 2009 MANILA, Philippines–Most of the senators want to scrap it but majority of congressmen are all for it. The Senate and the House of Representatives will hold a special joint session at 4 p.m. on Tuesday to address President Macapagal-Arroyo’s imposition

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