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

By:Tetch TorresInquirer.netMay 4, 2009 MANILA, Philippines—The judiciary watchdog Bantay Korte Suprema on Monday proposed to expand voting rights to legal experts who nominate aspirants to the Supreme Court, BKS convenor Senator Francis Pangilinan said.Pangilinan, who met with Chief Justice Reynato Puno, ex-officio chairman of the Judicial and Bar Council, said

Press ReleaseMay 4, 2009 Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan along with members of Bantay Korte Suprema today met with Chief Justice Reynato Puno to concretize plans in ensuring transparency in Supreme Court appointments. The Bantay Korte Suprema, a watchdog group of which Pangilinan is a convenor, focuses on the judiciary and the

Press ReleaseMay 3, 2009 Independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is one with Pinoys around the globe in celebrating Manny Pacquiao’s victory over Ricky Hatton. “Muling ipinakita ni Manny kung ano ang tunay na kakayahan ng Pilipino kapag naghanda, nagmatyag, at nagpursigi sa isang layunin,” Pangilinan said shortly after Pacquiao knocked out Hatton

Press ReleaseMay 2, 2009 Independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urges the government to focus their efforts in creating more jobs at home. Pangilinan, who is the senate chairman of the tourism committee, met last week with Department of Tourism Joseph Durano to help create policies in promoting the Philippines as a

Press ReleaseMay 1, 2009 Following an earlier statement urging government to create more jobs within the Philippines for its beleaguered labor force, independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Friday that the government must end “heavy dependence on OFW remittances.” “We must look to new employment generation strategies in order to lessen