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LOOK: Pre-debut photos of Sharon and Kiko's daughter Frankie

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 06 11:54 AM

MANILA – The eldest daughter of Sharon Cuneta and Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan will soon celebrate her 18th birthday.  Read more »

2 senators urge UP regent to resign over Ateneo 'threat'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 12:52 PM

At least 2 senators on Monday called on a University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents member to step down after supposedly suggesting violence against the basketball players of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Read more »

DPWH order vs drying palay on roads 'ignorant', 'insult to farmers': Pangilinan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 07:12 PM

The Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) order to fine and jail farmers who would dry their unhusked rice (palay) along roads reflects the agencies "ignorance" on agriculture, a senator said Friday. Read more »

Imelda conviction 'reminder' of Marcos plunder during martial law - Pangilinan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 11:12 AM

Liberal Party President and Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Friday lauded the Sandiganbayan for convicting Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos in 7 counts of graft and ordering for her arrest. Read more »

'Stop the TRAIN excise tax on fuel'

Junny Roy, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 07:36 PM

Senator Bam Aquino, with Senator Francis Pangilinan, files a resolution to stop the excise tax on fuel under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, at the Senate legal office on Wednesday.  Read more »

Minority senators ask Duterte to suspend excise tax on fuel

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 05:34 PM

A suspension of the excise tax, according to Senator Bam Aquino, would mean a P2 price reduction per liter of gasoline and diesel and P1 decrease in price of kerosene. Read more »

Pangilinan: Intel officials alleging coup plot vs Duterte should be sacked

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 11:34 AM

Liberal Party President and Senator Francis Pangilinan on Thursday called for the dismissal of intelligence officials who gave false intelligence reports about an alleged destabilization plot against President Rodrigo Duterte.  Read more »

Amnesty withdrawal for Trillanes 'unconstitutional' - Pangilinan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 08:12 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's withdrawal of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV's amnesty, which led Tuesday to his arrest over a 2007 failed uprising, is "unconstitutional and illegal," Senator Kiko Pangilinan said Tuesday. Read more »

LP, ipinakilala ang 3 'manok' sa 2019 senatorial race

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 12:51 PM

Isinapubliko na nitong Martes ng Liberal Party ang unang tatlong ilalahok nila sa 2019 midterm elections para sa pagkasenador.  Read more »

Pangilinan hits officials who say it’s OK for public to eat weevil-infested rice

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 06:56 PM

The senator slammed government officials who said Filipinos can still consume some 100,000 sacks of rice that were infested with insects. Read more »

Zambo rice crisis: Win eyes NFA abolition, Kiko wants execs fired

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 03:34 PM

MANILA - Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday called for the abolition of the National Food Authority, while Senator Kiko Pangilinan recommended sacking the agency's officials amid a shortage of government-subsidized grain in Zamboanga City.  Read more »

Liberal Party chief to Marcoses: 'Apologize first' before Filipinos 'move on'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 22 11:52 PM

Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Wednesday said the Marcos family must first apologize before the Filipino people could "move on" from atrocities committed during the Martial Law era. Read more »

Pangilinan says charter change 'brain dead' at Senate

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 07:51 PM

Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Thursday said the charter change is "now at the ICU (intensive care unit)" and its campaign "brain dead" at the Senate. Read more »

Pangilinan questions haste in federalism push

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 10:30 AM

A hasty push for shifting to a federal system of government may deprive the public of its chance to understand the issue, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan said Tuesday.  Read more »

Zubiri on the Senate ‘Cha-cha’ hearings — ‘Hindi namin mamadaliin’

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 11:04 PM

Zubiri on Tuesday said the chamber will continue its hearings on charter change without rushing the legislation of the proposed shift to federalism. Read more »

ConCom to get ample time to explain federalism proposal - Pangilinan

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 09:51 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's consultative committee that made a draft federal charter will be given ample time to explain their output, a senator leading an inquiry into the proposed constitutional amendments assured. Read more »

Pangilinan tells PNP: Loitering not a crime

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 12:49 PM

Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Monday reminded the Philippine National Police that loitering is not a crime, after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a crackdown on "tambays" or late night bystanders in the streets. Read more »

Some senators may bat for impeach court after Sereno ouster: Pangilinan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 03:53 PM

Some senators may push for the convening of an impeachment court to render an opinion on the the decision of the Supreme Court to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno from office, Senator Francis Pangilinan said Monday.  Read more »

Liberal Party eyes Agot Isidro in 2019 Senate slate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 10:00 AM

The Liberal Party (LP) is urging actress Agot Isidro, a critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, to run under its senatorial slate in the 2019 mid-term elections, Senator Francis Pangilinan said Monday.  Read more »

Resolusyon vs SC quo warranto ruling, inihain sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 10:41 PM

Pormal nang inihain sa Senado ang resolution na nagbibigay-diin na Senado lang ang binigyan ng kapangyarihan ng Konstitusyon na lumitis at magtanggal ng chief justice.  Read more »