Just like other Filipinos, I’d like to know what actually happened? How it happened? Why it happened?  As a senator, now on my fourth non-consecutive term, I am shocked and saddened. I’ve never experienced that level of lawlessness inside what has been a revered and safe Philippine institution. I only

Sa tagal ko dito sa Senado at sa dami ng sigawan o pagtataas ng boses na nangyari na rito, ngayon lang siguro magkaka-ethics case na ganito. Yung pagtataas ng boses sa mainit na debate ay hindi man kagustuhan ay hindi naiiwasan at nangyayari sa plenaryo. Kung laban sa ethics yun,

A year ago today, then-senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan was waiting for the results for the 2025 midterm elections, bringing with him not only the promise of hope and good governance but also of food security, rural development, and the uplift of the lives of farmers and fisherfolk.  Now, after

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon to revive a program during the administration of the late former President Benigno Aquino III, under which the agency purchased P4 billion worth of coco coir annually from the domestic coconut industry.  According

Mr. Dante Villanueva has spent his entire life on the farm. Weathered face and calloused hands, he has tilled the lands of Isabela province from dawn to dusk to put food on the table for his four children, send them to school, and dream of a much better life for

Sinabi ni Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan na ang Sagip Saka Act ay solusyon sa krisis sa pagkain upang mapababa ang mataas na presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin na kasalukuyang nagpapahirap sa mga mamimili, magsasaka, at mangingisda. Ang Sagip Saka Act ay inakda at naipasa ng senador noong 2019. Layunin ng

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday raised concern over the continued underutilization of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund, saying billions of pesos meant to help coconut farmers remain unused while many continue to earn only around P200 a day.During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food,

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, May 7, filed a measure to exempt system loss charges in electricity bills from the value-added tax (VAT), aiming to ease the burden of high electricity costs on Filipino consumers. Senate Bill No. 2124, or the VAT Exemption on Systems Loss Act for Residential Household

GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE.  JUST FOR THE RECORD, I UNDERSTAND THAT AMENDMENTS TO RA 11524 HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE LEDAC AS A PRIORITY MEASURE WHICH THEREFORE MEANS THAT AT SOME POINT DURING THE DELIBERATIONS OF THIS MEASURE THE PRESIDENT WILL CERTIFY AS URGENT. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO