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Robredo to present complete senate slate next week; names De Lima, Hontiveros, Trillanes and Diokno as among her senatorial candidates (Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo announced on Friday, Oct. 8, that Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan will be her running-mate in the 2022 elections. In a press briefing in Quezon City, Robredo, who is running as an independent presidential candidate, presented Pangilinan as her vice-presidential bet. Pangilinan for his part said he accepted the […]
(Eagle News) – Liberal Party president Senator Francis Pangilinan said that they would question before the Supreme Court the recent resolution of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) which picked the Nacionalista Party as the dominant minority party. Pangilinan said that the Comelec’s ruling was “completely unacceptable,” saying that the Nacionalista Party was also allied with the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) was also chosen the dominant majority […]
(Eagle News)—-Critics of the administration slammed Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Wednesday, May 8, after he released matrices linking them to a supposed ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. “Umayos ka nga, Panelo,” Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who has links to the Magdalo group that figured in the matrices, said. According to Trillanes, “si Duterte ang nagpapatay ng libu libong Pilipino; may bilyung bilyon pisong tagong yaman; gumigiba sa mga democratic institutions; minumura ang diyos; […]
(Eagle News)–Liberal Party president Senator Kiko Pangilinan took to the defense of his partymates, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas and former President Benigno Aquino III, after President Rodrigo Duterte called them out over the botched Mamasapano incident in 2015. According to Pangilinan, “raising the matter anew is pure and simple politicking, and a means to shun important and pressing issues affecting the Filipinos such as poverty, lack of opportunities, indignation over China’s aggression, and corruption […]
(Eagle News) — Several senators opposed the lowering of the age of criminal liability, with one saying an “iron fist ” was not the solution to the problem. Senator Kiko Pangilinan, author of the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act that pegs the age of criminal liability at 15 years old, said in the first place, “poverty and hunger are the roots of the problems of these children.” “Additional pay and income, jobs, lower prices of goods, […]
By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan urged the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to shelve the proposed mandatory drug test for elementary students age 10 and older, as he noted that there is no law that authorizes such an action. In a statement on Monday, June 25, Pangilinan described the proposal as a “slapdash and panicky plan trained on little children.” “This proposal is an admission that the brutal government war on […]
(Eagle News) — Liberal Party President Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is seeking the release of Senator Leila De Lima following the recommendation to dismiss drug trafficking charges against self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim and other drug convicts by a panel of the Department of Justice’s National Prosecution Service. Pangilinan said the move of the DOJ only proves that the accusation against De Lima were all baseless. He also questioned the credibility of Espinosa […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Arena will be the site of the 2023 FIBA World Cup after the three-nation consortium of the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia was chosen to host the prestigious international basketball competition. The International Basketball Federation or FIBA on Saturday, December 9, awarded the hosting rights for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 to Philippines/Japan/Indonesia. “This marks the first time in the competition’s history that it is to be staged in […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi umano makakabuti sa demokrasya ng bansa kung ipagpapaliban na naman ang Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections na nakatakdang gawin sa Oktubre. Ayon kay Senator at Liberal Party President Kiko Pangilinan, mapapahina aniya ang demokrasyang umiiral sa bansa at lalaganap lamang umano ang patronage system dahil sa pag-appoint ng executive branch sa mga magiging opisyal sa mga barangay. Senator Pangilinan: Dapat hayaan […]
(Eagle News) — If an impeachment complaint is filed against Vice-President Leni Robredo with the House of Representatives when Congress resumes, it is possible that this would move faster and prosper unlike the impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte. This was how leaders at the Lower House and even Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III viewed recent developments affecting the top two leaders of the country. An impeachment complaint was earlier filed […]
(Eagle News) — Senador Kiko Pangilinan ipinagtanggol ang ginawa ng dating administrasyon para mahadlangan ang pagpapalibing kay dating pangulong Ferdinand Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). https://youtu.be/boxk2X91_D0
Former Senator Francis Pangilinan officially joined PNOY’s cabinet on Tuesday after he his oath taking as the country’s newest food and agriculture adviser. According to Memorandum Order (MO) No. 70 which was signed by the President on Monday (May 5), these agencies are the National Food Authority (NFA), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA).
