Press ReleaseFebruary 11, 2009   KIKO ADDRESSES INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY; URGES MULTI-SECTORAL COLLABORATION  At the Asia Pacific Conference on the Implementation and Monitoring of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), held today at Traders Hotel, Pasay City, independent Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urged

Press ReleaseFebruary 11, 2009   KIKO HAILS SC DECISION TO UPHOLD SMITH CUSTODY   Independent senator and judicial reforms advocate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan hailed the Supreme Court ruling to place convicted rapist Lance Corporal Daniel Smith under Philippine custody in accordance with the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).  Smith was convicted of raping

Press ReleaseFebruary 1, 2009  LAKAS-KAMPI “INSENSITIVE” IN TIME OF CRISIS – KIKO At a caucus held at Clark Field, Pampanga on Thursday, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that the merger of political parties Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas) and Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) for the 2010 elections “must proceed in earnest and

By: Christian V. EsguerraPhilippine Daily InquirerApril 27, 2009 MANILA, Philippines—The Catholic political party Ang Kapatiran has drafted Sen. Francis Pangilinan as its possible standard-bearer in the 2010 presidential election . Pangilinan was officially informed about the decision in a letter more than a week ago. Eric Manalang, party president, said the

By: Maila AgerInquirer.netApril 17, 2009MANILA, Philippines—Senator Francis “‘Kiko” Pangilinan has strongly condemned the “reckless manner” of the police in handling the case of the alleged suicide of the wife of ABS-CBN news anchor Ted Failon.Pangilinan said the warrantless arrests of family members and Failon’s household helpers are “without basis and

EDITORIAL Manila Times March 29, 2009 We admire young politicians who show great promise but have modest ambitions. One of them is Sen. Francis Pangilinan, an opposition leader belonging to the Liberal Party who announced on Wednesday that he will seek the vice presidency in 2010.   Pangilinan, who was elected as

Press ReleaseMarch 21, 2009  KIKO PANGILINAN PUSHES FOR COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PLAN  Independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today calls on the government to come up with a comprehensive plan to cushion the impact of the global economic meltdown. Reacting to the recent news of 40,000 Filipinos facing layoff from Japanese shipping firms,

GMANews.TV    March 6, 2009MANILA – Nagbabala si Senador Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan nitong Biyernes na pwede pa ring magtagal sa kapangyarihan si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal Arroyo kahit hindi matuloy ang Charter change.Sinabi ni Pangilinan na mananatiling presidente si Arroyo kahit tapos na ang termino nito sa 2010 kapag pumalpak ang

Amita Legaspi GMAnews.tv February 16, 2009 MANILA, Philippines – Senator Francis Pangilinan on Monday filed a resolution calling for the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), the mutual defense agreement between the Philippines and the US that was signed in 1999. In filing Senate Resolution 892, Pangilinan said the US