Press ReleaseMarch 25, 2009   PROPONENTS OF CHA-CHA ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE-KIKO PANGILINAN   Independent Senator Kiko Pangilinan warns those behind the push for Charter change are making “a big mistake if they think they can ram it down the throats of a people already sick and tired of abuses

Press ReleaseMarch 24, 2009   Kiko Pangilinan Assails Malacanang’s Veto of Right to Information   Independent Senator Kiko Pangilinan blasts Malacanang’s veto of the passage of the section on Right to Information in the 2009 general appropriations bill that may serve as a safety net of transparency and accountability in

Press ReleaseMarch 23, 2009   “HUNGER MAY HAVE EASED IN RP, BUT THERE’S NO REASON WHY PINOYS SHOULD BE HUNGRY AT ALL” – KIKO PANGILINAN   Independent senator and reforms advocate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today responds to recent SWS Survey results showing that the proportion of families experiencing involuntary hunger

Press ReleaseMarch 22, 2009    In celebration of World Water Day today, March 22″CLEAN WATER KEY TO SUCCESSFUL ECO-TOURISM AND LIVELIHOOD EFFORTS” – KIKO   In celebration of World Water Day, independent senator and reforms advocate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today reminds key sectors in government, civil society, and private enterprise

Press ReleaseMarch 22, 2009   PANGILINAN ON PANLILIO: A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT FOR THE REFORM CONSTITUENCY   Independent senator and reforms advocate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan welcomed the statement of Pampanga Governor “Among Ed” Panlilio that he was “open to taking up the challenge” of building a reform constituency for the country. 

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

Press ReleaseMarch 19, 2009  ‘VFA IS MORE THAN JUST NICOLE’ – KIKO PANGILINAN   Independent senator and reforms advocate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan yesterday reminded Malacanang and the public to see beyond the case of ‘Nicole’ aka Suzette Nicolas. Nicolas sent shockwaves throughout media yesterday when a new affidavit was released

Press ReleaseMarch 18, 2009  KIKO TO BARIN: RESIGN NOW, HELP RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN BUSINESS COMMUNITY  Independent senator and reforms advocate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today challenged Securities and Exchange Commission Chairperson Fe Barin to step down and restore confidence in the business community amid the spate of scandals rocking the private sector.  News

Press ReleaseMarch 17, 2009  KIKO OPEN TO “NEW AND IMPROVED” VFA; CITES AUSTRALIA AGREEMENT AS BENCHMARK   Independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan yesterday said in a series of interviews that he was open to a “new and improved” version of the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). However, Pangilinan reiterated that the