Francis Pangilinan
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Francis Pancritius "Kiko" Nepomuceno Pangilinan (born August 24, 1963) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines since 2016, having previously served from 2001 to 2013.
Pangilinan's political career began as a student protester in 1985, just before the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt started.
He served as Senate Majority Leader from 2004 to 2008.
President Benigno Aquino III named Pangilinan as the National Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization in May 2014.
Pangilinan ran for senator again in 2016 under the Philippines' Liberal Party, finishing ninth out of 12 contenders.
He is now the party's president.
Early life and education
Francis Pancratius Nepomuceno Pangilinan was born in Manila on August 24, 1963, to Donato Tongol Pangilinan, Jr., an engineer and entrepreneur from Pampanga, and Emma Monasterial Nepomuceno, a public school teacher from Nueva Ecija and Marinduque, and Marinduque's Montgilinan. He has eight siblings.
Pangilinan completed his primary and secondary education at La Salle Green Hills in 1977 and 1981, respectively. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English, Major in Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, and was a varsity member of the UP Men's Volleyball Team.
Pangilinan was elected as chairperson of the UP Diliman University Student Council in 1986 and served as a student regent of the UP Board of Regents in 1987. When he enrolled at the university, where he would later obtain his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University, he was a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi.
Pangilinan graduated from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in 1997 with a general average of A-.
Personal life
Pangilinan singer, actress, and television presenter Sharon Cuneta married on April 28, 1996. Kakie's two children, as well as an adopted son. He is also the stepfather of actress and singer KC Concepcion, Cuneta's daughter from a previous marriage who Pangilinan lawfully adopted.
Sweet Spring Country Farm, an all-organic farm in Alfonso, Cavite, is owned by Pangilinan and Cuneta.
Political career
Pangilinan was elected as the youngest councilor of Quezon City from the 4th district in 1988. During his time as a councilor, he became the founding president of the National Movement of Young Legislators. He unsuccessfully ran in the 1992 presidential elections in Quezon City.
Pangilinan was first elected to the senate in 2001 and was re-elected six years later. The Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards were established in 2002 by he and then-National Youth Commission (NYC) chairman Bam Aquino, acknowledging the contributions of youth organizations in public service and nation-building.
He was first elected as a senate majority leader in 2004. Following the appointment of Manuel Villar to the chamber's leadership of the 14th Congress, Jinggoy Estrada was elected Senate president pro tempore on July 23, 2007, while Pangilinan became the majority leader.
Pangilinan established the Judicial Executive Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council in 2008, a Pangilinan institution that was first introduced in the Philippines on July 16-16, 2007.
He chaired the Senate Committee on Agriculture in 2010, when he authored the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010, which aimed to boost organic farming research and safeguard indigenous organic farmers in the United States.
By President Benigno Aquino III, Pangilinan was named as the national ambassador for food security and agricultural modernization, a cabinet-level position within the Office of the President of the Philippines. In an attempt to fix the ills caused by the Coco Levy Fund fiasco involving former president Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies who collected taxes from farmers ostensibly to develop the business, he advocated for the establishment of the coco levy trust fund for coconut farmers. Pangilinan resigned from the office in September 2015 and ran for senator in 2016.
Pangilinan secured his third term in the 2016 Philippine Senate election, finishing 8th overall.
He was elected interim Liberal Party president in October 2016, replacing former Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya. In August 2017, his appointment was made permanent. Pangilinan resigned as the Liberal Party president in May 2019 after losing to win a single seat in the Democratic presidential race in Otso Diretso, where he served as its campaign manager, in May. However, Liberal Party chairperson Leni Robredo had his resignation approved.
Pangilinan, a member of the majority, became part of the Senate minority bloc following the 2019 election, alongside Senators Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros, Leila de Lima, Bam Aquino, and Antonio Trillanes. Sagip Saka Act was primarily written by him, and it was signed on April 17, 2019. The bill is designed to raise incomes for both fisherfolk and farmers by entrepreneurship by requiring government departments to purchase produce directly from them, as well as eliminating middlemen who raise food prices. Pangilinan was also the principal author of Republic Act 11478, which would increase the bed capacity of the Bicol Medical Center from 500 to 1,000 beds. This included upgrades to its service facilities and medical care services, as well as authorizing the addition of its medical staff complement. Pangilinan, a member of the minority, has been critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration, as well as the War on Drugs' "iron-fist" strategy.
The Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act, which aims to establish a trust fund for coconut farmers, can be used for a variety of purposes, including planning, use, and reconstitution for the purposes of the Philippine Coconut Authority Board. He had also co-authored legislation relating to education, including the GMRC and Values Education Act, institutionalizing values education in the K-12 curriculum, and the Alternative Learning System Act, which institutionalizes the alternative learning scheme for out-of-school students.
The COVID Vaccination Act of 2021, which aims to expedite the procurement and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines around the world, was co-authored by Pangilinan.
Pangilinan filed his certificate of candidacy on October 8, 2021, alongside presidential candidate Leni Robredo in the 2022 Philippine presidential election. Pangilinan, rather than Robredo, who is running as an outsider, is running as the Liberal Party's nominee. He first attempted to run for reelection as senator.
Senator Tito Sotto (the uncle of his aunt-in-law Helen Gamboa), one of his opponents in the vice presidential election, is running alongside Senator Panfilo Lacson. The tense situation, according to Pangilinan, was "painful" for his family.
Pangilinan's campaign slogan was "Goodbye Gutom, Hello Pagkain" (lit. transl. "Goodbye Hunger, Hello Food") as his website concentrated on the agricultural sector, with a strong emphasis on improving food safety, particularly by giving fishermen and farmers priority.
Pangilinan came in second place in the official count with 9,329,207 votes, behind Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte by a wide margin of over 22 million votes.