The inclusion of a P1-billion Bio-Safe biosecurity enforcement program in the 2026 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will help boost the government’s anti-smuggling and food crisis program, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said. This particular line item in the 2026 budget, which is...
Senators on Sunday, December 21, assured that the the bicameral conference committee-approved P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 now contains strong, enforceable safeguards for transparency, traceability and citizen oversight. “Gone are the secretive and ‘alok-able’ talks that result...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Saturday, Dec. 20, that the proposed 2026 national budget will provide. the Department of Agriculture (DA) with its largest allocation since 2010. He says this marks a significant step toward boosting farmers’ incomes and addressing hunger,...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Sunday, December 14 has urged Congress to restore the funds that were slashed from its budget for next year, making senators skeptical of the agency’s sudden request. Dizon was present during the second day of the bicameral...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has urged President Marcos to certify as urgent four progressive bills to advance his administration’s transparency, good governance, and anti-corruption campaigns. In an interview on Thursday, Dec. 11, the senator welcomed the inclusion of his sponsored...
Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has warned that Filipinos will continue to suffer from high food prices, prevalent hunger, and malnutrition if there is no adequate support for the agriculture sector. The senator emphasized that increased public investment was essential to ensuring food security,...
A Senate panel on Wednesday, Dec. 10, cited alleged agricultural smuggler, Chaoquin Shi, in contempt for repeatedly lying under oath about having no Philippine contacts. The motion came after Senator Erwin Tulfo, along with Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Senator Raffy Tulfo, pressed Shi...
A national soil testing program would help solve the Philippine’s rice crisis and ensure long-term food security in light of the rising prices of rice, reduced farm productivity and increasing pressure on domestic supply, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said. The senator made the remark while...
With the multi-billion peso flood control scam hounding the country, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is optimistic that this would eventually lead to the political awakening of young Filipinos. In the inaugural first episode of the “Kikonek: The Kiko Pangilinan Podcast” which aired on...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, December 4 renewed his push for the passage of the measure establishing the Independent People’s Commission (IPC). Pangilinan made the call in light of the resignation of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio...
A Bureau of Customs (BOC) official purported to be connected to smuggling operations at the Port of Subic has been cited in contempt during the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform’s public hearing on Wednesday, December 3. Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has called on the Senate to support the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) appeal for additional funding for its 2026 budget to boost the country’s agricultural sector. Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform,...
