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Senator Kiko Pangilinan raised concerns over what appears to be a recurring pattern among government agencies of allowing imported rice and other agricultural products to enter the country during the local harvest season, threatening farmers’ livelihoods and undermining the country’s food security. Pangilinan, who heads the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, said […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan called on the government to ensure the strict enforcement of price freezes in areas declared under a state of calamity and intensify its crackdown on hoarders, profiteers, and cartels as the country braces for the impact of strong El Niño on food production and prices. Pangilinan urged the Department of Trade and […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan vowed to closely scrutinize the proposed 2027 national budget, particularly the allocation and use of unprogrammed appropriations, stressing the need to ensure that public funds are spent responsibly and transparently. Pangilinan emphasized that the Senate must thoroughly examine the proposed spending plan to ensure taxpayers’ money goes to programs and services that […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged government agencies to preposition relief supplies and implement early interventions to protect vulnerable communities from the anticipated impacts of a strong El Niño, stressing the need to act before conditions worsen. Pangilinan said the government must prioritize low-income families, farmers, fisherfolk, agricultural workers, and other vulnerable sectors who are likely to […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan called on key government agencies to identify and assess available funds for disaster preparedness and risk reduction ahead of the looming threat of a potentially severe El Niño phenomenon. Stressing the need for early action to protect vulnerable communities, Pangilinan said the government must determine how much funding is available, where these […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is urging the executive department to consider declaring a state of calamity amid the looming threat of El Niño on the country’s food supply. The chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform warned that prolonged drought could devastate the agriculture and fisheries sectors, threaten farmers’ and fisherfolk’s livelihoods, […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan raised concerns over the proposed importation of American rice, stressing that the government should instead prioritize lowering domestic rice production costs to make the staple more affordable for consumers while protecting the livelihood of Filipino farmers. The chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform said that the potentially […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan expressed support for hog raisers’ call to raise farmgate pork prices and tighten import controls, saying the government must help ensure local producers receive fair compensation while keeping pork prices manageable for Filipino consumers. A group of local hog raisers recently called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Department of Agriculture […]
After exposing a suspected P700-million attempt to smuggle Vietnamese rice into the country, Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged Filipinos to demand justice and accountability for agricultural smuggling, drawing parallels with the flood control scandal, which similarly deprives ordinary Filipinos of resources and protections they are entitled to receive from the government. Pangilinan said that just as […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is set to conduct a committee hearing into the attempted smuggling of around P700 million worth of rice from Vietnam, saying the incident raises serious concerns over the continued lack of convictions of big-time smugglers and how this apparent impunity allows large-scale smuggling operations to persist. As chair of the Senate Committee […]