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With two “Kikos”–Senator Kiko Pangilinan and Secretary Francisco “Kiko” Tiu Laurel Jr.–heading the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform and the Department of Agriculture (DA), respectively, the country’s agricultural sector can now move toward its goal of empowering farmers and ensuring food security. Pangilinan personally visited the DA office recently to meet with […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is pushing for strengthened support to the agriculture and fisheries sectors of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), citing its pivotal role in ensuring food security and solving the country’s worsening food crisis. In a meeting with BARMM Chief Minister Al Haj Murad Ebrahim and United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) […]
Fresh off his successful Senate comeback, Senator Kiko Pangilinan filed 10 priority legislative measures in the 20th Congress—delivering on his promise to fight hunger, uplift the agricultural sector, and ensure food security for all Filipinos.“Sa ating pagbabalik sa Senado, katulad ng ating mga nakaraang termino kung saan isinakatuparan natin ang ating mga pangako sa taumbayan, […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the formal inauguration of the Bureau of Plant Industry’s Tissue Culture Laboratory and Biological Control Agent (BioCon) Facility at the Los Baños National Crop Research, Development, and Production Support Center. Construction of the tissue culture facility and the upgrade of the BioCon laboratory in line with the vision […]
With 20 days left until election day, former senator and senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan called on voters to discern the candidates who not only deserve their votes, but ones they can trust as well. “20 days to go. Ngayon ang panahon ng pagbubusisi at pagpili ng palagay natin karapat-dapat pagkatiwalaan. Wag po natin piliin ‘yung […]
The hunger situation in the country has reportedly worsened, with 27.2% of Filipino families reporting that they experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months, based on the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). This figure, the highest since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, points to what […]
AGRI Party-list on Saturday held its campaign kick off in Manila with public market visits and a motorcade as it renewed its commitment to continue fighting for more support for the agriculture sector to achieve cheaper food and food security, as well as quality and free healthcare service. “Sinimulan po natin ang kampanya sa pagkumusta […]
Alarmed by the highest self-rated poverty level in 21 years, former Senator Kiko Pangilinan declared that he will prioritize ensuring food security, advocating for a living wage for Filipino workers, and addressing the high prices of goods if he wins a Senate seat in the 2025 elections. Pangilinan emphasized that the December 2024 Social Weather […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. lauded Universal Robina Corp. (URC) for its P5.4 billion investment in a new flour milling plant in Sariaya, Quezon, calling it a significant step in enhancing the country’s food security and agricultural sector. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Universal Robina Corporation Chairman Lance Gokongwei, Secretary Conrado Estrella of the Department […]
Senate Minority Floor Leader Koko Pimentel III commended over 200 rice stakeholders from across the country who gathered for the 2024 National Rice Industry Stakeholders Conference. The conference, organized by the Department of Agriculture-National Rice Program (DA-NRP) and the DA-Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), took place from November 25-27, 2024. Pimentel stressed that […]