This representation votes no. Unang-una, ang boto na “no” ay hindi nangangahulugan na hindi natin nirerespeto ang pasya o kapangyarihan ng Korte Suprema, lalong lalo na hindi pa ito pinal. Wala sa hanay ng mga senador na bumoto ng “no” na nagsasabi na hindi dapat respetuhin ang pasya ng Korte

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan renewed his call for stronger government action to increase the income of farmers, emphasizing that empowering the agricultural sector and its workers is critical to ensuring food security and rural prosperity in the country. In his interpellation of Senator Raffy Tulfo’s privileged speech about possible amendments

Citing the devastating impact of imposing lowered tariffs on imported rice, Senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros filed a Joint Senate Resolution on Monday, August 4, seeking to strip the president of powers to adjust imported rice tariffs. Joint Senate Resolution No. 2 is asking both the House of

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan filed the People’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Act in the Senate, reaffirming his long-standing commitment to transparency, public accountability, and people-centered reforms. Senate Bill No. 720, which was filed last July 21, seeks to pass an enabling law to fulfill “a long-awaited constitutional mandate to ensure

Considering that a Motion for Reconsideration has been filed, we respectfully urge the Supreme Court to seriously consider the earlier proposal of Retired Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban: By doing so, all parties—the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, and the wider legal community—can take pause, step back, and

“Sinusuportahan natin ang pagtaas ng taripa. Sinusuportahan din natin ang pagsuspinde ng importasyon ng bigas, lalong-lalo na tuwing anihan. Anihan ng palay ngayon hanggang mga Oktubre. Halos araw-araw nakakatanggap tayo ng hinaing sa mga magpapalay. Minsan text, minsan sa harapang usapan. Naiiyak, nagagalit. Bukod sa pagsalanta ng bagyo, nasasalanta rin

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called for the strengthening and organization of farmers into cooperatives to ensure that government interventions in the agriculture sector are maximized and farm productivity is improved. In his meeting with the University of the Philippines-Los Baños’ (UPLB) executive committee last August 2, the senator emphasized that

“I intend to shake things up.” This was what Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who now chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, promised when he held a meeting with the executive committee of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB), the country’s leading institution for agricultural education

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangillinan, who now chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, is pushing for the strengthening and expansion of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) extension services to reach farmers in the provinces. The senator lamented that currently, farmers couldn’t access the DA’s services because the