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AGRICULTURAL SMUGGLING IS A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT, KIKO SAYS

December 3, 2025

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called for stronger government action against agricultural smuggling, describing the persistent influx of illicit farm products as a direct threat to the nation’s food security and overall national stability. He made this call in his opening statement during the hearing held by the Senate Committee on

KIKO CITES BOC OFFICIAL IN CONTEMPT AMID AGRI SMUGGLING HEARING

December 3, 2025

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan cited in contempt a Bureau of Customs (BOC) official connected to the smuggling operations at the Port of Subic during the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform’s public hearing on Wednesday, December 3.  BOC-Port of Subic Acting Chief of Assessment Juan San Andres was

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OPENING STATEMENT OF SEN. KIKO PANGILINAN AGRI SMUGGLING HEARING 5 (AS DELIVERED)

December 3, 2025

SA NAKARAANG LINGGO ILANG PAGDINIG NA ANG ATING SINASAGAWA, NAKITA NATIN NA TILA POGO ANG OPERASYON NG AGRICULTURAL SMUGGLING SA BANSA: NA-CORNER NG ILANG MGA CHINESE NATIONALS (AT CHINESE EXPORTERS) — KASABWAT ANG ILANG MGA KABABAYAN NATIN — ANG SMUGGLING NG PAGKAIN DITO SA ATIN. SYSTEMIC ANG PAGPAPAHINA NG ATING

KIKO BACKS DA AS IT SEEKS ADDITIONAL BUDGETARY SUPPORT FOR 2026

December 3, 2025

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan backs the Department of Agriculture-led amendments of its 2026 budget as he expressed support for the agency’s push for additional funding to boost the country’s agricultural sector.  In his manifestations for the budget amendments for the fiscal year 2026 on Tuesday, December 2, the senator called

MANIFESTATION OF SENATOR FRANCIS “KIKO” PANGILINAN FY 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENTS (AS DELIVERED)

December 2, 2025

THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, MAJORITY LEADER, TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, WE RESPECTFULLY PRESENT FOR THE BODY’S CONSIDERATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION AND THE JUDICIARY’S ADDITIONAL BUDGET REFERRALS FOR FY 2026 AND WE ARE SUBMITTING THE SAME TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON

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STATEMENT OF SENATOR FRANCIS “KIKO” PANGILINAN ON MRSP ON ONIONS

December 2, 2025

Salamat sa pagpataw ng MRSP sa pula at puting sibuyas na 120 pesos kada kilo, at hindi na luluha tayong mga konsyumer sa presyo nito ngayong Kapaskuhan. (Sa trapik tayo luluha pa lalo.) Sa karanasan ng mga kasama sa opisina, umaabot ng hanggang 200 pesos kada kilo ang presyo ngayon.

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SEN. KIKO’S STATEMENT ON BONIFACIO DAY

November 30, 2025

Ngayong Araw ni Bonifacio, nagsasama-sama tayo sa Trillion Peso March laban sa pagbaha ng nakawan sa pamahalaan. Ang gobyerno, imbes na pugad ng serbisyo para sa taumbayan, naging pugad ng katiwalian para sa iilan. Tangan ang diwa ng Katipunan, punitin natin ang sedula ng korapsyon. Ikulong ang mga kawatan. ‘Ika

KIKO SEEKS MORE FUNDING TO BUILD BAHAY PAG-ASA CENTERS 

November 29, 2025

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan underscored the need for additional resources to build more Bahay Pag-asa Youth Centers, a transformational facility for children in conflict with the law, and fully implement the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act. Speaking during the “Bantay Bata – The Filipino Child: National Dialogue on Child Protection” on

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SENATOR KIKO PUSHES FOR JUSTICE REFORM COMMISSION TO SPEED UP ACCOUNTABILITY AMID FERTILIZER FUND SCAM DELAY

November 27, 2025

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is urging the immediate passage of Senate Bill 1547, which seeks to establish a Justice Reform Commission tasked with investigating systemic failures in the Philippine justice system that allow corruption to persist and flourish.  “We must punish more and swiftly. Twenty-one years doesn’t in any way