NEWS RELEASEDecember 11, 2008  ALL 23 SENATORS SIGN RESO DECLARING HOUSE ONLY CONASS ILLEGAL    Senators are crossing party lines to oppose any attempt at amending the Constitution via Con Ass; expressing the Senate’s sense, through a resolution stating that any attempt by the House of Representatives to unilaterally propose amendments to, or

NEWS RELEASEDecember 10, 2008     ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY… KIKO TO PALACE: WORK ON DISMAL STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD    In commemoration of Human Rights Day today, Independent senator and known human rights activist Kiko Pangilinan today challenged Malacañang to put an end to the unabated aggression against journalists in the Philippines.  “We should meet

NEWS RELEASEDecember 10, 2008     KIKO TO PNP CHIEF: HUMAN LIVES ARE NEVER COLLATERAL DAMAGE    Reacting to PNP Chief Jesus Versoza’s statement on the Parañaque shootout, Independent senator Kiko Pangilinan today scored the PNP’s lack of sensitivity to civilians killed in the crossfire..     “The PNP should not use the term collateral damage to refer

NEWS RELEASEDecember 10, 2008    KIKO TO HOUSE: BYPASS SENATE AND FACE THE PEOPLE’S WRATH    Following Kampi president Rep. Luis Villafuerte’s announcement that he is pushing for a Constituent Assembly in the House of Representatives, Independent senator Kiko Pangilinan today warned proponents of Con-Ass not to “try to bypass the Senate and face

NEWS RELEASEDecember 8, 2008    ON JBC’S DECISION TO MAKE ITS VOTING PUBLIC…    “We welcome the Judicial and Bar Council’s decision to have an open voting process in its nomination of candidates to the Supreme Court. We have pushed very hard for this more transparent and accountable system and we are glad

NEWS RELEASEDecember 8, 2008   KIKO TO PNP:  VALUE CIVILIAN LIVES!      Following Friday’s bank robbery in Parañaque that left five civilians, including a seven-year old girl, dead, Independent senator Kiko Pangilinan today scored the PNP for its many controversies and called for an immediate review of the rules of engagement.   “According to

4 December 2008   TRANSCRIPT OF KAPIHAN SA SENADO WITH SENATOR KIKO PANGILINAN  On LP Status after Sen. Mar Roxas join SP Enrile group in the Senate:     SFNP:  Well, obviously we do have a difference in views regarding how we are to position ourselves in the Senate.  And we are currently threshing it

NEWS RELEASE4 December 2008 – Thursday   KIKO TO OMBUDSMAN: FILE PLUNDER VERSUS BOLANTE NOW   Independent senator Kiko Pangilinan today challenged the Ombudsman to file a plunder case against former Agriculture Undersecretary and so-called architect for the Fertilizer scam Jocelyn “JocJoc” Bolante.   “The investigations in aid of legislation both in the Senate and in

NEWS RELEASEDecember 3, 2008   KIKO TO DTI: LOWER PRICES OF COMMODITIES NOW    As the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) finalizes today the petition of a commuters group for a fare rollback from transport sectors, Independent senator Kiko Pangilinan called on the Department of Trade and Industry to likewise act