As the Middle East situation remain volatile, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan emphasized the urgent need to strengthen domestic biofertilizer production as a means to address a looming fertilizer shortage and rising costs. Pangilinan made the call following his visit to the AgriSpecialist,...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for swift passage of measures renationalizing agricultural and fisheries extension services and establishing a relevant bureau to strengthen the country’s food system amid global disruptions. Renationalizing extension services for agricultural and...
Vegetable cartels are allegedly threatening farmers who are selling their produce at a lower price to community pantries that provide free food to those in need. Ana Patricia Non, initiator of the Community Pantry Philippines, said Wednesday, April 8, such an issue has been persistent in the...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan wants an inquiry into the impact of rising oil prices on the cost of agricultural and fisheries production across the country. Pangilinan, chairperson of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, filed Senate Resolution 346 to also know the...
Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said Monday, April 6, that the government 's P10 billion assistance to farmers and fisherfolk is not enough to cover all of them, especially as the country battles the impact of the ongoing crisis. Pangilian noted the 60 percent gap in farm aid, saying the...
Businesses that demonstrate greed in times of crises--including the current phase of runaway fuel prices--will not be spared by the government. Thus, said Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, who on Black Saturday, April 4 reckoned that businessmen and traders must never profit from other people’s...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Tuesday, March 31 announced that the AGRI-AGRA Team has organized a dedicated task force to closely monitor and respond to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The said team is composed of representatives from the Department of Agriculture (DA), the...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for more government interventions to protect farmers and fishers from the mounting economic pressures caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Pangilinan warned that escalating tensions in the region are already contributing to rising...
Senators on Thursday, March 26 prodded the Department of Agriculture (DA) anew to address the rampant agricultural smuggling and its sloppy response on onion importation, which is pushing Filipino farmers to the brink. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson pushed for concrete...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has urged the Senate to pass two agricultural reform measures that would ensure the country’s food security as tensions in the Middle East threaten global food supply chains. Pangilinan is referring to the proposed Agricultural and Fisheries Cooperatives...
Senators are now seeking to grant the President authority to suspend or reduce taxes on petroleum products during times of global oil supply disruptions due to external shocks. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero and Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan each filed separate bill empowering a sitting...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Friday, March 6, that there was "nothing malicious" with his question to Gilas Pilipinas Women 's prospect Elizabeth Jeanette Means, which resulted to a "friendly banter" with a fellow senator. Estrada was referring to Senator Francis "Kiko"...
