Law enforcement officers who release from their custody minor children who committed crimes may face criminal charges as this is against the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Friday, August 15. The senator, in an interview on Bombo Radyo Cebu, clarified that incorrectly

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has plans to increase the crop insurance for farmers as he lamented the adverse impact of natural disasters and calamities on the welfare and livelihood of agricultural workers. In a speech before local farmers in Tuguegarao City, where he witnessed the distribution of indemnity checks by

In preparation for his privilege speech on the country’s agricultural crisis, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan continues to meet with government agencies and other stakeholders to gather relevant data and come up with measures to address the sector’s long-standing problems.  A champion of rural development and farmers’ empowerment, the senator met

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan tagged as fake news and disinformation the claims that minors who committed crimes cannot be punished or prosecuted under the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006.In his interpellation of Senator Robinhood Padilla’s privilege speech, the senator lamented how fake news and disinformation have affected the

To close the country’s 165,000-classroom backlog in less than the projected 55 years, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for tax incentives and stronger public-private partnerships (PPP) to speed up school building. Under the proposed Classroom Building Acceleration Program Act, Pangilinan wants private sector participation and LGU counterpart funding written

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform chair Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan expressed deep concern over the Government Procurement Policy Board’s (GPPB) ongoing inaction regarding the enforcement of the 2019 Sagip Saka Act, which allows the government to directly purchase rice and other food items from farmers and fisherfolk

13 August 2025 We, too, value the lessons of World War II—chief among them, that unlawful acts of foreign aggression, no matter how overwhelming in force, ultimately end in failure. We hope too that we all gain wisdom and learn from China and the Philippine’s  own shared painful and unfortunate

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has formally accepted the challenge of leading the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes. The announcement was made during the Senate’s plenary session on August 12, Tuesday. Pangilinan, who is also the chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform,

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has suggested the inclusion of tax deductions and private sector partnerships in the provisions of the Classroom Building Acceleration Program Act.  A former chairman of the education panel during his first term in the Senate, Pangilinan shared some of the interventions undertaken by his then-committee during