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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 […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is pushing measures to make formal credit more accessible to small-scale fisherfolk, saying financial support must reach those who help keep food on Filipino tables and are vital to the country’s food security. Pangilinan filed Senate Bill Nos. 2513 and 2514 to address the long-standing credit barriers that small-scale fishers face. SB […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged concerned government agencies to immediately draw up a province-by-province preparedness plan for the coming Super El Niño, stressing that the government must act before drought and water shortages hit farmers, fisherfolk, and Filipino families. Pangilinan called on the Department of Agriculture (DA), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic […]
When Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin stepped on Chicago’s Allianz Stage during Lollapalooza 2026 last July, they carried on their shoulders the collective dreams and hopes of a people to whom music is a shared language, a way of life and love, a vital part of the social fabric, and a pillar of cultural […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the Senate’s recent passage of the Sagip Bata Act could provide a policy guide for government agencies dealing with online child-safety threats, including the current controversy over restrictions on Discord. The Senate approved Senate Bill 1819, or the Safeguarding Against Grooming, Inducement and Predation, and Building Accountability for Technology-Facilitated Abuse or […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s grant of absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, saying the long-awaited reprieve would finally give the former OFW and her family a chance to reclaim the years lost to her nearly 16-year ordeal. “Kinalulugod natin ang paggawad ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ng absolute pardon kay Mary […]
Citing recent incidents of violence involving the youth, Senator Kiko Pangilinan expressed support for proposed measures seeking to strengthen the protection of Filipino children from threats to their safety and well-being in schools and online. This includes Senate Bill No. 2426, or the Comprehensive School Safety Act; Senate Bill No. 1819, or the SAGIP Bata […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections have opened a more difficult but hopeful phase for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM): building a government that reflects the voters’ mandate. “Nagsalita na ang Bangsamoro voters. Now comes the harder and more hopeful task: form a government worthy of their voice,” Pangilinan […]