Press ReleaseApril 3, 2009   PANGILINAN TO VFA COMMISSION: WHO DO YOU SERVE?   Independent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan criticized VFA Commission Undersecretary Edilberto Adan’s hasty retort to reports that U.S. troops involved in Balikatan exercises are given women nightly in Bicol.  “This is not a case of mistaken identity.

Press ReleaseApril 1, 2009   KIKO PANGILINAN ON TSAO’S APOLOGY: MABUHAY ANG MANGGAGAWANG PILIPINO   “Mabuti naman at nag-sorry siya.” This was what Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan said after Chip Tsao made his public apology Wednesday afternoon.  In his article “The War At Home”, Tsao mentioned that the Philippines

Press ReleaseApril 1, 2009   KIKO PANGILINAN TO OIL COMPANIES: MAAWA NAMAN KAYO SA MAMAMAYANG PILIPINO!   Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan today criticized the big oil companies as petroleum prices continue to soar.  “These oil companies should be sensitive to the plight of the public,” said Pangilinan. “Marami ang

Press ReleaseMarch 31, 2009  KIKO PANGILINAN: GIVE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS THE POWER TO PROSECUTE   Independent Senator and justice reforms advocate Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan restates the need for the Commission on Human Rights “to have prosecutorial powers, to give it teeth; to make it proactive and relevant.”  Pangilinan made

Press ReleaseMarch 26, 2009   PANGILINAN: HOUSE-ONLY CHACHA IS ARROGANCE, ABUSE OF POWERIndependent senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today slams Congress’ continued efforts in bypassing the Senate in passing cha-cha.  “As principal author of the resolution that has been signed by all senators and subsequently adopted by the Senate against ‘House-only Cha-cha’,

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