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

AS both Houses of Congress move to legislate the extension of voter registration, the Senate gave the Commission on Elections time to deliberate its next steps. At Friday’s budget hearing, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan suggested that the subcommittee defer consideration of the Comelec budget to give the poll body a

FILIPINOS lining up as early as 2 a.m. proves that voter registration needs to be extended, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Thursday, a week before the September 30 deadline.

AS MUCH as P1.25 billion were potentially lost to the government by paying in full Covid-19 test kits that are near-expiry, and P550 million from test kits that have expired.

THE Philippine government has admitted to buying face masks based on suggested retail price (SRP), not wholesale price, and that is overpricing, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Sunday. SRP is the price at which products are sold to consumers. At the seventh Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Hearing on the Covid-19

“Rest in peace, my dear classmate. Hanggang sa huli, wala kang kapaguran sa mga laban para sa kapwa. Pahinga ka na sa gitna ng malawak at magandang bukid ng sunflowers sa langit. Sobrang lungkot namin ni Sharon sa iyong paglisan. Nabuhay at nagmahal ka ng buong-puso, nagbahagi ng iyong oras,

“Kaisa ako sa mga doktor, nars, medical technicians, at iba pang health-care workers sa kanilang hinaing tungkol sa 2022 budget. Sa mga pagsusuri na nakita natin, ang mga budget cuts ng mga government hospital, mga ospital na pinupuntahan ng marami nating kababayan, PCMC (para sa mga batang may sakit), binawasan

Good evening to our colleagues. I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege. Noong Lunes, September 6, nagbukas na muli ang voter registration sa mga lugar sa ilalim ng Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine.