SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Tuesday said that additional spending on the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines needs to be subjected to a Senate hearing.

GOVERNMENT must feed the soil that is the Philippine economy so that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who make up 99 percent of registered businesses may thrive, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Tuesday.

SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan supports the move of the House appropriations and agriculture committees approving the Cash Assistance for Filipino Farmers bill for rice farmers tilling one hectare or less of land.

SENATORS Nancy Binay, Leila De Lima, Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros, and Kiko Pangilinan urge Malacañang to withdraw Executive Order 135 lowering tariff on rice from 40 and 50 percent to 35 percent.

BEING friendly and diplomatic in the matters of the West Philippine Sea is different from subservience, especially if Filipino jobs and food sources are on the line, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said.

LOWERING rice tariffs now might break the back of the Filipino rice farmers and the Philippine rice industry, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Monday.

AS the Senate resumes its sessions Monday, Senator Francis Pangilinan wants to extend the validity of funds under the Bayanihan 2 Law from June 2021 to December 31, 2021

FOLLOWING the government’s announcement of new quarantine rules starting today (May 15), Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said