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Solon says more DA funds seen to strengthen agri

Senator Francis Pangilinan on Thursday said expanding funding for ‘digital agriculture’ in the proposed 2026 Department of Agriculture (DA) budget could help curb corruption,...

Pangilinan: Address soil health for rice concerns

Senator Francis Pangilinan on Sunday called for a national soil testing program to help address the country’s rice supply challenges and improve long-term food...

Pangilinan vows to work with Customs vs. smugglers

Senator Francis Pangilinan on Monday teamed up with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to intensify the government’s campaign against agricultural smuggling, inspecting two 40-foot...

Pangilinan hails Palace orders to help farmers

Senator Francis Pangilinan lauded the issuance of Executive Orders Nos. 100 and 101 by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., describing them as major victories for...

Pangilinan slams unfair palay prices, urges purchase EO

Senator Francis Pangilinan on Sunday urged Malacañang to issue an executive order setting a floor price for palay, or unmilled rice, in all government...

JBC postpones deliberations for OMB post

The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has reset the deliberations scheduled today for the selection of the head of the Office of the Ombudsman...

Pangilinan activates Sagip Saka plan for QC

Senator Francis Pangilinan activated the Sagip Saka program to aid victims of recent typhoons, sourcing 800 kilos of fresh vegetables from Nueva Ecija and...

Akbayan will support Leni-Kiko tandem in coming May 9 elections

The Akbayan party-list has reiterated its support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo as well as of her running-mate Senator Francis...

Pangilinan hits smuggled carrots flooding markets

Senator Francis Pangilinan yesterday expressed alarm over the reported sale of smuggled carrots from China in Benguet. “The government should investigate this since our farmers...

12 Senators seek ‘troll farms’ probe

Twelve senators are seeking a Senate probe on social media “troll farms,” describing them as “dangerous to democracy” and trolling considered as “lying and...

Gov’t told: Be prudent in vaccine spending

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday warned P25 billion additional budget for COVID-19 vaccines – on top of the P82.5 billion appropriated this year –...

Pangilinan: Lower tariffs to further burden farmers

Lowering rice tariffs will further Filipino farmers, Senator Francis Pangilinan said Monday. “Our farmers will bear the brunt of this order. They are already hard-pressed...

‘Sleeping funds’ in PITC need EO

An executive order should be issued to revert to the National Treasury the P33.4 billion in “sleeping funds” parked in the bank accounts of...

Two departments’ merger proposed

Rightsizing should be done to better manage extension services for farmers and fishermen, and a way to do it is to merge the Department...
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