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Senator Kiko Pangilinan is confident that the bicameral conference committee to deliberate the 2026 national budget will be transparent and open to public scrutiny. In Joint Senate Resolution No. 1–filed at the start of the 20th Congress and a day after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. revealed massive corruption in flood control projects during his State […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is asking the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to allocate a portion of its proposed budget for food programs in 2026 to buying from farmers and fisherfolk without public bidding under the 2019 Sagip Saka Act. The Sagip Saka Act is a landmark law authored by Pangilinan and enacted in […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan welcomed the government’s decision to extend the rice import ban until the end of the year, calling it a timely move to protect local farmers amid rising fuel prices and global market volatility. “Bukod [sa] pagsuporta sa mga lokal na magsasaka, pagpapatatag ng market, at pagtatasa ng epekto sa patakaran, napapanahon ang […]
With the clearer procurement guidelines for the landmark 2019 Sagip Saka Act to be out soon, the Philippines is a step closer to fully implementing a law that will uplift the livelihood of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk by promoting the direct purchase of their produce by government institutions without public bidding, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan expressed his gratitude to his fellow senators for their support in the passage of Senate Bill 2450, which he principally authored, providing the Permanent Validity of the Certificates of Live Birth, Death, and Marriage Act. “As a principal author of this measure, we’d like to thank the sponsor Senator [Bong] Revilla for […]
Vice-presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan rebuked political opponents in Navotas who vandalized several Leni-Kiko murals, saying his and Vice-President Leni Robredo’s supporters will not be cowed by this dastardly act but instead be emboldened to campaign harder for their tandem. At the campaign sortie in Malabon, Mayor Len Oreta endorsed the Robredo and Pangilinan, as […]
Vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged concerned agencies to ensure that farmers and fishers are receiving fuel subsidies, especially in the light of the new round of fuel increases. “Ang ayuda sa magsasaka at mangingisda, dapat ibigay na. Kailangan kumilos dito ang pamahalaan nang madalian dahil hindi na kinakaya ng ating magsasaka ang gastos […]
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the government should be able to show that it can crack the whip on smugglers amid the unabated entry of imported vegetables that is killing the livelihood of Filipino farmers. “Hindi sapat na kunin ang mga nasabat. Hinahamon natin ang pamahalaan na magsampa ng kaso ng economic sabotage, […]
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan assured the people of Marinduque that the Team Robredo-Pangilinan (Tropa) will look for a lasting solution to rehabilitate the Boac River system should it emerge victorious in the May 9 polls. “Kausap namin ang mga bishops at hahanapan natin ng solusyon ang pag-aayos ng problema ng Marinduque river or the […]
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the government to employ the same strategy used to quash the “cocolisap” epidemic in 2014 against the “harabas” or army worms now attacking onion crops. “Ang tao may kakayanang mag-isip ng solusyon at magpatupad nang maayos na sistema. Ipatupad sa problema ng onion pests sa Mindoro ang mga […]