SOLUTIONS to address the hunger and joblessness brought by the pandemic should be the focus in the upcoming elections and not political colors, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Monday. “Our problem is not colors; our problem is Covid…Unless we contain Covid and manage it with interventions, everything else will remain

“May nanalo na! Mabuhay ka Maria Ressa! Pinapakita mo sa buong mundo na world-class ang Pinay, world-class sa pagsabi ng katotohanan, world-class sa tapang. Napakalaking karangalan para lahat ng Pilipino ang makamit ang kauna-unahang Nobel Peace Prize ng isang Pilipino. Hindi lang ito historic, panalo rin ito laban sa mga

Magandang umaga sa ating lahat. Kahapon ng umaga habang pinakikinggan ko sa telebisyon ang mensahe ni Ma’am Leni, nakakahiya mang aminin, ay hindi ko napigil ang mapaluha. Mapaluha dahil sa dalawang bagay. Una, mga luha ng agam-agam at pangamba dahil habang nagsasalita si Ma’am Leni, bigla kong naramdaman ang buong

“Buong-buo kong sinusuportahan ang pagtakbo ni Leni sa pagkapangulo ng Pilipinas. We, the Filipino people, deserve only the best. Tayong mga Pilipino, kailangan da best ang mga pinuno. Saan ka pa? Walang masyadong pondo, pero umaapaw na tulong at gawa, lalo na ngayong pandemya. Sabi ni Leni, sama-sama tayong tumaya

A NEW generation of fresh graduates is having a hard time entering the labor force as the unemployment rate jumped up in August due to quarantine restrictions, said Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan Friday. “Yung close-open na lockdown, nag-c-close ng oportunidad sa mga gustong maghanapbuhay. Marami na ang nawalan ng trabaho

AS SMUGGLED vegetables from China continue to flood the Philippine market, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan calls for an inquiry into their proliferation that danger

WITH only three days left before the Comelec deadline, the Senate on Monday, voting 23-0-0, approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to extend voter registration until October 31, 2021. Following Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s adopted resolutions (SRN 851 and S. Ct. Res. 17), all 24 Senators crafted

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan expressed alarm over the reported sale of smuggled carrots in the province of Benguet. “Nakakaalarma ito dahil apektado ang benta ng mga taga-Benguet sa pagpasok ng puslit na carrots,” said Pangilinan. The senator said concerned authorities, especially the Department of Agriculture, should investigate this reported smuggling

AT LEAST 19 documents previously uploaded in a Google Drive submitted by the Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service (PS-DBM) went missing or were deleted from the same folder, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Friday. The documents involve government transactions worth P4.4 billion. “The missing documents, most of