Gov’t should pay for Inbound passengers’ Covid test – Pangilinan

Jun 17, 2021 | Nation

Costs of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tests of inbound passengers should be shouldered by the government, according to Senator Francis Pangilinan on Thursday.Requiring passengers to use their own money for Covid-19 testing is “unwarranted” and the government will...

AFP must reprimand Parlade – Pangilinan

Apr 25, 2021 | Top Stories

Minority Senator Francis Pangilinan advised the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to reprimand National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade, Jr., “for conduct unbecoming an officer and...

Senate passes Bayanihan 2, Pangilinan lone ‘No’ vote

Jul 28, 2020 | Top Stories

The Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill 1564 or the “Bayanihan to Recover as One Act” (Bayanihan 2) a day after President Rodrigo Duterte called for its passing during his 5th State of the Nation Address. 22 senators voted to pass the bill with only...

Duterte’s SONA reveals no plans to handle pandemic – senators

Jul 27, 2020 | Nation

Senators slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address for failing to address the continuing threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in the country. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan aired his disappointment on Twitter about...

Senators to investigate PhilHealth’s ‘widespread corruption’ calling it a ‘state of emergency’

Jul 24, 2020 | Nation

Senators are calling for an investigation into the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) after news of the resignation of three high ranking officials of the state health insurer resigned over ‘widespread corruption’ leaked Thursday night....