President Marcos has ordered the establishment of a floor price for palay to protect farmers from traders who buy their harvest at unreasonably low rates. In a Palace meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25, Marcos directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) to coordinate with the Office of the Executive...
Commission on Audit (COA) Commissioner Mario Lipana may have committed an impeachable offense if its true that he facilitated some P1.4-billion worth of budget insertions for flood control projects, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Wednesday, September 24. Pangilinan made the remark...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta insisted on Tuesday, Sept. 23, that under the law, there 's no need for restitution in applying someone to the Witness Protection Program (WPP). A heated argument ensued between him and Department of Justice (DOJ) Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla during the Senate Blue...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has expressed doubts that the contractor couple Sarah and Curlee Discaya are qualified to be state witnesses in the ongoing investigation into the anomalous flood control projects. Pangilinan pointed out the inaccuaries in their testimonies itself during...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said on Thursday, Sept. 18, that the government may have lost trillions due to anomalous flood control projects. In his interpellation during the Senate Blue Ribbon hearing on the anomalous flood control projects, Senator Francis...
Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan criticized China over its plan to establish a nature reserve in the Scarborough Shoal, maintaining that the Philippines has ownership of this maritime asset. “Una, hindi inyo yan. Sa lahat ng batas—domestic o international man, amin ‘yan. May karapatan...
Despite dedicating decades to feeding the nation, three elderly Filipino farmers remain trapped in poverty and debt under an agriculture system that Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said must be completely overhauled. In an interview on Manila Bulletin’s newest video podcast “The Sit...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday, September 1 pushed for the full implementation of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act saying the continuous failure to uphold the law undermines the country’s food security and emboldens criminal networks to profit at the expense of the...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan pushed for a proper mechanism that would define rice profiteering and its impact on farmers and local rice production. Pangilinan sought for such mechanism during a recent public hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform joint...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan voiced out his support for the creation of an independent commission to investigate alleged anomalous flood control projects worth trillions of pesos. In an interview with Bombo Radyo Baguio on Thursday, Aug. 28, Pangilinan emphasized the importance of...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday, August 24 called on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent a bill institutionalizing the extension services provided by the government to farmers and fisherfolk. Pangilinan, who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture,...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan tagged as 'fake news ' the claims that minors who committed crimes cannot be punished or prosecuted under the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006. In his interpellation of Senator Robinhood Padilla 's privilege speech Wednesday, Aug. 13,...
