Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is demanding the names of allegedly abusive middlemen and traders whose unscrupulous practices further impoverish farmers and fisherfolk, threatening the country’s food security. During the joint hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform with the Committees on Local Government and Ways and

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has called for an immediate emergency response to mitigate the potential impact of the escalating conflict in the Middle East on the country’s food security.  During the Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform’s joint hearing with the Committees on Local Government and Ways and Means

Nasa krisis na naman tayo. At tulad noong pandemya — kung saan bilyon-bilyong piso ang nawala sa Pharmally scandal — hindi malayong may mga muling magtatangkang manamantala. Kaya malinaw ang panawagan: bantayan ang importation. Base sa karanasan natin bilang Chairman ng National Food Authority (NFA) Council, nakatipid ang bansa ng

NOONG NAKARAANG MARTES, IDINEKLARA NG PANGULO ANG STATE OF NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY AT INAPRUBAHAN ANG UNIFIED PACKAGE PARA SA KABUHAYAN, INDUSTRIYA, PAGKAIN, AT TRANSPORTASYON. ANG PANGALAWANG PRAYORIDAD NA NABANGGIT APART FROM YUNG ENERGY AY YUNG AGRICULTURE SA NASABING DEKLARASYON. INATASAN ANG MGA AHENSYA NG PAMAHALAAN NA MAGLATAG NG AGARANG SOLUSYON

MARAMING SALAMAT SENATOR WIN, ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES, INVITED GUESTS – MAGANDANG UMAGA. BAGO PA MAN ANG LUMALALANG TENSYON AT POSIBLENG SIGALOT SA MIDDLE EAST, KAPANSIN-PANSIN NA ANG MATINDING PINANSYAL NA PASANIN NA DINARANAS NG KARANIWANG PAMILYANG PILIPINO. LALO PANG HUMIGPIT ANG KANILANG BADYET, AT LUMILIIT ANG KAKAYAHAN NA MATUGUNAN ANG MGA

I join our Muslim brothers and sisters across the Philippines and around the world in celebrating Eid’l Fitr, the Festival of Breaking the Fast, marking the culmination of the sacred month of Ramadan.  This occasion reminds us of the strength of faith and the importance of community. Even in the

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan underscored the indispensable contributions of agricultural workers to national development, vowing to help institute national policies that will ensure food security, sustain the country’s economic backbone, and develop rural communities.  Speaking during the 140th founding anniversary of the Pampanga State Agricultural University on Thursday, March 19,

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urged the Senate to pass twin agricultural reform measures—the proposed Agricultural and Fisheries Cooperatives Act and the Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Act—as the escalating tensions in the Middle East threaten global food supply chains and drive up prices of essential commodities.  The twin bills will complement

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES, I STAND HERE TO SPONSOR SENATE BILL 1991, OR COMMITTEE REPORT 53, IN SUBSTITUTION OF THIS REPRESENTATION’S SENATE BILL 1182. MR. PRESIDENT MAIKLING KWENTO LANG TUNGKOL SA PANUKALANG BATAS NA ITO AT COMMITTEE REPORT, NOONG AKO PO AY BUMABA SA PWESTO NOONG 2022 AY