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Senator Kiko Pangilinan is asking President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent a bill institutionalizing the extension services provided by the government to farmers and fisherfolk to ensure rural development and uplift the living conditions of agricultural workers. Pangilinan, who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, revealed plans to ask […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan called for the passage of a comprehensive National Water Resources Management Law to address the escalating flood problems across the country. Senate Bill No. 225 or the National Water Resources Management Act seeks to establish a more coordinated framework for managing the nation’s water resources, enhancing flood prevention, and safeguarding communities vulnerable […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan led the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform’s first public hearing on the high prices of food and other commodities, promising to come up with urgent solutions to address hunger and food insecurity in the country. In his opening statement as chairman of the committee, Pangilinan lamented the continuous hunger […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan delivered a privilege speech recently raising concerns about the continuing impunity of large-scale agricultural smugglers and lamenting why they remain unpunished. Pangilinan took the floor to deliver his speech on the state of the country’s agricultural sector, pointing out how agricultural smuggling inflicts heavy losses on Filipino farmers and fisherfolk and undermines […]
While the 60-day rice importation ban announced by Malacañang will shield farmers from falling palay prices during harvest season, Senator Kiko Pangilinan lamented that this is insufficient to stop the country’s reliance on imported rice and achieve food security. “Yung 60-day ban is good as a stop gap measure, but it is not enough. Why […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan has plans to increase crop insurance for farmers as he lamented the adverse impact of natural disasters and calamities on the welfare and livelihood of agricultural workers. In a speech before local farmers in Tuguegarao City, where Pangilinan witnessed the distribution of indemnity checks by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), the […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan tagged as fake news and disinformation the claims that minors who committed crimes cannot be punished or prosecuted under the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006. In his interpellation of Senator Robin Padilla’s privilege speech, Pangilinan lamented how fake news and disinformation have affected the public’s understanding of the law’s provisions. […]
The government must play the role of a “big brother” by buying rice and other food products directly from farmers and fisherfolk through the Sagip Saka Act, a law championed, authored, and defended by Senator Kiko Pangilinan. Pangilinan, in his meeting with officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently, highlighted the need for the government […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan has suggested the inclusion of tax deductions and private sector partnerships in the provisions of the Classroom Building Acceleration Program Act. A former chairman of the education panel during his first term in the Senate, Pangilinan shared some of the interventions undertaken by his then-committee during the joint hearing of the basic […]
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 […]