The Senate on Monday, February 9 finally approved and adopted the resolution condemning the statements made by the Chinese embassy in Manila which criticized Philippine officials and institutions for defending the country’s national sovereignty. Senate Resolution No. 256 specifically denounced...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo first district Rep. Janette Loreto-Garin said it is not enough to extend the suspension of Cavite fourth district Rep. Kiko Barzaga when he can actually be expelled from the House. “It should not even be an extension of suspension. His acts are tantamount to expulsion,”...
DAVAO CITY – Davao lawmakers strongly opposed on Wednesday, Feb. 4, the reported extension of the suspension of Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga. Reps. Paolo Duterte (first district), Omar Vincent Duterte (second district), Isidro Ungab (third district), and Harold Duterte of the PPP party-list slammed...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday, January 26 welcomed a Department of Agriculture (DA) order temporarily halting the processing of applications to convert agricultural lands into residential and industrial uses. Pangilinan lauded DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. for issuing DA...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Friday, Jan. 16, issued a stern warning against any attempt to steal or misuse funds earmarked for the government’s P33-billion farm-to-market road (FMR) program. In a radio interview, Pangilinan stressed that he will pursue and hold accountable anyone...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Friday, January 16 urged the public to remain vigilant against an abusive judiciary that allows government and elected officials to escape accountability. Pangilinan, who chairs the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said combatting corruption in...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Friday, January 9 cited the necessity of making sure that farmers and consumers would feel the increase in the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) budget for 2026. Pangilinan pointed this out after the DA assured taxpayers of better service now that it is...
ILOILO CITY – Suspended Cavite fourth district Rep. Kiko Barzaga linked the death of Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan to the flood control scandal. Barzaga urged an investigation on the death of Lamasan in a 50-second video in his Facebook page on Friday, Jan. 2. “The timing and...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Saturday, Jan. 3, hit back anew at Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s remark over the West Philippine Sea issue, saying the Philippines has the right to claim its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) as much as China does. In a statement, the embassy acknowledged that the two...
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,...
