Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said the government should encourage local farmers to harvest their crops early and directly purchase their goods at fair prices for use in relief operations in evacuation centers. Pangilinan, author of the Sagip Saka Act, made the call urging the Department...
President Marcos has signed Executive Order No. 100 establishing a national floor price for palay (unmilled rice), a long-awaited policy designed to protect Filipino farmers from low farmgate prices during harvest seasons. The President signed the order on Oct. 25, citing the need to ensure a...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, July 24, called for urgent reforms in government procurement policies to allow farmers to sell rice directly to national agencies and local government units (LGUs). Pangilinan lamented that under the current system, traders are favored over...
Former senator and senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan can’t help but sing his wife’s, Megastar Sharon Cuneta, classic hit “Bituing Walang Ningning” as he brought his anti-hunger and food security platform to General Santos City. Senatorial Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from...
Senatorial candidate Kiko Panglinan brought his anti-hunger and food security platform to Lanao del Norte as he barnstormed the province to introduce his Sagip Saka Act and his proposed “Libreng Almusal (Free Breakfast)” program. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan poses for a photo...
Former senator Kiko Pangilinan's senatorial bid got a boost after several local officials in vote-rich Batangas expressed their support for him. Senatorial candidate Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan poses a photo with fisherfolk in Batangas on April 3, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Kiko Pangilinan) Lemery...
Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan is hopeful that the Sagip Saka Act would bring more revenues to farmers and fisherfolk as more local government units (LGUs) are agreeing to buy directly from farmers. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Kiko Pangilinan) “At kung ganito ang...
Former senator Kiko Pangilinan underscored the need for “immediate interventions” and “systematic reforms” to address the oversupply of tomatoes in the country that leads to food wastage amid food security challenges. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan leads efforts to rescue about...
Supporting farmers, fishers under Sagip Saka Law Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a measure to provide additional tax incentives on gifts and donations to accredited farmers and fisherfolk enterprises. Lee filed House Bill No. 2418, amending Section 12 of Republic Act No. 11321, or the...
A group of agricultural professionals, farmers and agricultural development workers have expressed their support for the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in the May 9 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from VPLR Media...
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has vowed to make farming more profitable for small farmers and farm workers under a Pangilinan-Robredo term to encourage them to continue tilling lands and feeding Filipinos. (Keith Bacongco / Manila Bulletin File Photo) "We have to move...
Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Kiko Pangilinan held a dialogue on Thursday, March 3, with farmers and fishermen in Oriental Mindoro with the aim of uplifting their lives. Vice President Leni Robredo meets Mindoro fisherfolk during a campaign sortie on Thursday, March 3,...
