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</atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2013/05/genuine-leadership-for-our-nation_12.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-23060361198655583</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-03-22T23:19:11.199+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">among ed panlilio</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">independent run</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">indie run</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">kiko pangilinan</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">minalin pampanga</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pampanga</category><title>The Turning Point</title><atom:summary type="text">






I was in Minalin, Pampanga today to throw my support for Among Ed Panlilio who is waging an uphill battle there. I remembered my own uphill battle in 2007 when I went solo and refused to join either the administration and the opposition and ran for reelection as an independent.



It was in a motorcade in Pampanga during the early days of the 2007 elections, at a time when I was wondering </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-turning-point_22.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeWlI5WdPvXZNGwLjQISz7U5h8TjkV418_VhOF5ipgJRnq_kHdxlHW8R7kUiBjTkjL0ci92OMQkq-TqSAoWKiZJhLa0X8mlVPIVociVHYWIOwEj04B0NnlCJiyCCY_d8KErCnkhvqiMMs/s72-c/kiko_indie.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-9107721913786094999</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-03-21T18:58:32.901+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">donato pangilinan</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">father of kiko pangilinan</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">kiko pangilinan</category><title>A birthday tribute to my dad</title><atom:summary type="text">
My father turned 80 years old today. In honor of his special day, I am reposting a blog post I wrote on his 76th birthday.
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My Father will be turning 76 years old tomorrow. Happy birthday Dad! I  love you dearly.

When I was born in 1963, my father was 30 years  old. I am 45 years old now. How time flies. He was an athlete, an  amateur boxer in UP and a student leader, corps commander of the </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-birthday-tribute-to-my-dad.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWX9esFyHeMoVbXZtOja-xG4NkZJHx48HXgQ8-q6bMurABLgYwckl2omPaGSFoe1NY86UGlh82CrjA4lvnz85ZOY0MNv2ULO_woqp0dUkHdB4EuNwKB6U22RN-zKFHpSOF92A8TUlzzSqQ/s72-c/fnpfather.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-1377784499676018131</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-02-16T22:30:56.674+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">liberal party</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">lp</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">LP senatorial slate</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">LP Senatorial Slate 2013</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Team PNoy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">UNA</category><title>Debates regarding guest candidates a waste of time </title><atom:summary type="text">




We urge senatorial candidates running under the Liberal Party not to engage in taunts and other tactics that would make them stray from the administration ticket&#39;s vision for the 2013 mid-term elections.



We should move away from engaging in this debate as to whether or not guest candidates should or shouldn&#39;t attend rallies of the UNA or Team PNoy tickets. We strongly urge our LP </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2013/02/debates-regarding-guest-candidates.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5_c_cI_4le-3hGAftz_THkDWQNABgsuWr3xo_yq09fnTLHn63d9BdH73Lwa9IlOI29yb-D61BpTmae7EAz8bzk66SYj8a4KOjpvLdVjXSi1jpx36ZEpZ-nwuq7eLKrTs0PfqXMjaca6k/s72-c/TEAMPNOY.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-7913620373762696089</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-12-11T00:27:01.466+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">juan manuel marquez</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">manny pacquiao</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">manny pacquiao knock out</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">manny pacquiao vs juan manuel marquez</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pacmarquez</category><title>Mananatili kang idolo ng sambayanan, Manny</title><atom:summary type="text">

Natalo man ang “People&#39;s Champ” na si Manny Pacquiao kay Juan Manuel 
Marquez, wala siyang dapat ikahiya dahil siya pa rin ang kampeon sa puso ng mga Pilipino.

Si Manny pa rin ang pinakamagaling na boksingero ng Pilipinas. Bagaman masakit 
ang pagkatalong ito, hinding-hindi matatawaran ang kanyang naiambag sa 
kasaysayan ng boksing. Ang kanyang naabot na tagumpay ay patunay sa 
kanyang galing—</atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/12/mananatili-kang-idolo-ng-sambayanan.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTDdE2IfyVJyNEU04Cqc_OVl3934LnTJUzoeGBTl7ANnmHrn3NrowOtrJqAeCVXTNlZXx-qErOSdgf94vVORALRFfnDUE_X6vMOR_BUZmvRbjMAKpA9Wdyv7BBWHr4eOzEx95-86xxy9v/s72-c/mannypacquiao.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-2720402438054334770</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-11-26T14:12:35.734+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ampatuan</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ampatuan massacre</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">maguindana massacre</category><title> Speed up wheels of justice for Maguindanao Massacre victims</title><atom:summary type="text">We urge the Philippine National Police to ensure the safety and protection of kin Maguindanao Massacre victims who have been reportedly receiving threats from anonymous entities. We also urge the Judiciary to speed up the wheels of justice in the case, which has yet to achieve more breakthroughs since Ampatuan Sr., his son, former Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., his other son, Zaldy Ampatuan</atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/11/speed-up-wheels-of-justice-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-6713524509015497676</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-11-07T13:17:27.251+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fisheries sector in the philippines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">philippine fisheries</category><title>Bite the bullet, address fisheries sector woes</title><atom:summary type="text">We call on the government to focus on arresting the slow decline of the output of the country&#39;s fisheries sector.

The government needs to designate an Undersecretary for Fisheries as a crucial first step. It would be a waste of an immense natural bounty if we fail to address the issues that hound our fisheries sector.

While the Department of Agriculture has made tremendous headway in </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/11/bite-bullet-address-fisheries-sector.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-7783451195660619420</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-10-09T14:31:23.310+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ARMM</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bangsamoro</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">MILF</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">peace process</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">peace process in mindanao</category><title>There will be no real progress and development without peace</title><atom:summary type="text">The breakthrough in the peace process between the government and the MILF that brought forth the Bangsamoro will help pave the way for progress and development, and must therefore be given a chance by pundits before jumping to conclusions.It all starts with a cessation of hostilities. We cannot hope to have progress when there is war. Let’s not fool ourselves into thinking we can reach developed </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/10/there-will-be-no-real-progress-and.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-4997060669341563195</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-09-24T12:40:11.996+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">martial law</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">philippine history</category><title>Rewriting history</title><atom:summary type="text">Why does our nation of nearly 100 Million so easily forget the past? Why is martial law no longer remembered? Why do we have a weak sense of history as a people?Perhaps because history as we know it is written by the elite and the &#39;educated&#39; and as such reflects the point of view of the elite and the &#39;educated&#39; and does not reflect the point of view of the common folk such as the farmers, the </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/09/rewriting-history.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-8793752617247706916</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-09-22T19:58:35.511+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Helping our children overcome their fears</category><title>Helping our children overcome their fears</title><atom:summary type="text">Miguel, our 2 year old, was afraid to use the 
toilet in the Masters bathroom and so with the use of pretend play I 
helped him over come the fear.  I got 3 bottles of mouthwash, 3 
bars of soap and pretended they were two families. I gave each one a 
voice and one after the other each &#39;member&#39; of the family &#39;went to the 
toilet&#39; in order to &#39;take a leak&#39; and

 
each member of the family would </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/09/helping-our-children-overcome-their.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-2051105909755634975</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-09-22T19:46:28.155+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">encouraging kids to eat</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">how to encourage kids to eat</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pretend play with kids</category><title>Pretend play can also be used to encourage our toddlers to eat their food</title><atom:summary type="text">When Miguel refuses to eat his food or has his &#39;moods&#39; that get him distracted and therefore fails to eat the food on his plate, I again employ pretend play. I pretend that the food and Miguel&#39;s mouth, teeth, stomach can speak and they begin to converse with one another.The stomach says &#39;Hi rice and fish, i miss you. Can we play please? Then the rice and the fish reply saying &#39;Hi there tummy, we </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/09/pretend-play-can-also-be-used-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-1104953289130646516</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-09-11T20:33:19.927+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">CJ Artemio Panganiban</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">CJ Sereno</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">JBC</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judicial and Bar Council</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">lourdes sereno</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">vacancies in the judiciary</category><title>Learn from CJ Panganiban</title><atom:summary type="text">There is no need to reinvent the wheel. All that the JBC needs to do is to look at the process implemented by the JBC under the leadership of then CJ Panganiban. Under his leadership, the JBC was able to reduce the vacancy in the judiciary to 16 percent from a high of 32 percent.Today it is back to 25 percent. Instead of pushing on to bring the vacancy to single digit levels, the process </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/09/learn-from-cj-panganiban.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuoQyJArG0b9iE7cfUGQ-pAmYmiv9-Of5_P_Pw78kg4yk34fICWqHjO-PVeHRmplqqvWcgPqFAEOMcgrzHNeNC3rdzueWIWzfXcPXg4nknHC-RzKqSz5ZtT4xT8TD2BCkUVqFV2H4B4hL/s72-c/artemio+panganiban.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-2683108096208813209</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-09-11T20:17:12.778+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">convening JELACC</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">JELACC</category><title>Convene JELACC to institutionalize budgetary support in the judiciary</title><atom:summary type="text">With a new Chief Justice in place, it is timely for all branches of government to come together to map out a strategic direction for judicial reforms. Of course, in order to implement the reforms that we have long been waiting for in the judiciary, the JELACC must push for greater budgetary support for the Judiciary. The Judiciary simply cannot be modernized by a measly one percent of the </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/09/convene-jelacc-to-institutionalize.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-3129962474785015650</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-08-28T15:15:11.178+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">24th chief justice of the supreme court</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Associate Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">chief justice lourdes sereno</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">first woman chief justice in the Philippines</category><title>On Malacanang&#39;s appointment of new CJ</title><atom:summary type="text">We welcome the appointment of Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Punzalan  Aranal-Sereno as the 24th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.We  hope her relative youth and her passion and dynamism will invigorate the  moribund and antiquated system of justice in the country. Nothing less  than sweeping and comprehensive reforms will do to ensure that the  crisis facing the judiciary will be overcome, </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/08/on-malacanangs-appointment-of-new-cj.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-6731688114809177470</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-08-21T10:30:41.137+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">death of jesse robredo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">jesse robredo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">masbate crash</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">secretary jesse robredo</category><title>Salamat at paalam, Jesse</title><atom:summary type="text">Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na wala na si Jesse. Isang naging kaibigan sa serbisyo publiko at kapartido ng mahigit na isang dekada. Isang napaka malaking kawalan sa bansa at sa larangan ng govt. service ang kanyang pagpanaw. Nakikiramay kami kasama ang aking pamilya kina Leni at mga bata. Bihira ang tulad ni Jesse sa public service at napakabigat sa aking kalooban angkanyang pagkamatay.After 18</atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/08/salamat-at-paalam-jesse.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-4810738247426651494</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-08-15T12:56:17.870+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">NFA</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rice smuggling SBMA</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">SBMA</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">smuggled indian rice</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">smuggled rice</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">smuggling</category><title>Rice import without NFA permit is clearly contraband</title><atom:summary type="text">It boggles the mind that those  entrusted with closely guarding our ports are not aware of which goods  are prohibited from entering the country. When that much rice enters any  of our ports, it should automatically raise signals for our officials  to be cautious in having them enter the country. This case is extremely  disturbing. There were no permits nor pertinent documents presented, yet  </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/08/rice-import-without-nfa-permit-is.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-3205145395512495834</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-08-15T12:48:22.273+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">DILG</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">DSWD NDRRMC</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">habagat</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">MMDA</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">short courses on safety training</category><title>Offer public free short courses on safety training</title><atom:summary type="text">We urge government agencies such as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to offer the public basic safety training courses for free.Doing so will not only equip citizens with skills needed in </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/08/offer-public-free-short-courses-on.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-7784064133833055330</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-08-15T12:44:09.838+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food price hike</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">habagat</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">oil price hike</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">price hike</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">price hike holiday</category><title>Go easy on price hikes</title><atom:summary type="text">As Metro Manila and parts of Luzon struggle to get back on their feet after the massive flooding brought about by days of continuous rain we call on oil companies and dealers of food, vegetables, and basic commodities to &quot;go easy&quot; on price hikes.Maawa naman ho tayo sa taumbayan sa mga panahong ito. Naiintindihan namin na kailangang mabuhay ng mga negosyo, pero sa panahon ng krisis tulad nito, </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/08/go-easy-on-price-hikes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-1215402323102194012</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-08-06T11:29:42.403+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">agriculture budget</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">crop insurance for farmers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food security</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">insurance for fisherfolks</category><title>Provide insurance for farmers and fisherfolk</title><atom:summary type="text">It would be in the best interest of the government to focus on farmers and fisherfolk as the country pushes for food security.There is an urgent need to include in the national budget crop  insurance for our farmers, and also insurance for our fisherfolk. Every  year we are ravaged by typhoons and the subsequent floods and  destruction that go with them. It is high time we come up with a  </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/08/provide-insurance-for-farmers-and.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-6224123060927584599</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-08-02T14:54:37.229+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food smuggling</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">NFA</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rice smuggling SBMA</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">senate hearing on rice smuggling in subic</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">subic bay metropolitan authority</category><title>SBMA officials cannot invoke rules as an excuse to allow smuggled goods into the country</title><atom:summary type="text">Hindi naman pwedeng  bukas para sa lahat ng bagay ang anumang pier natin, na kahit mga iligal  na imports ay papayagan na nating makalusot. Lumalabas din na hindi nag-uusap ang mga opisyal ng SBMA at tila  iba-iba ang sinasabi nila. May mga nagsasabi na pinayagang ma-unload  dahil pino-proseso ng importer ang permit mula sa NFA, may nagsasabi  naman na opisyal din na lumapit sa importer pwede </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/08/sbma-officials-cannot-invoke-rules-as.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-2534103100197030502</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-08-02T14:47:24.695+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">corazon aquino</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cory aquino</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cory aquino&#39;s third death anniversary</category><title>My statement on the third death anniversary of former President Corazon C. Aquino</title><atom:summary type="text">President Cory&#39;s death three years ago created a void in the hearts of  our people and served as a trigger that unleashed our people&#39;s desire  for principled and selfless leadership for the nation. Her death  reshaped the nation&#39;s politics; as such, today as we commemorate her  death anniversary, we must celebrate it also as the turning point in our  quest for genuine change for our nation and </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-statement-on-third-death-anniversary.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-6413822698012533295</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-07-30T18:36:08.342+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">constitutional convention</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fr. Joaquin Bernas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">JBC</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judicial and Bar Council</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">shortlist of nominees for Chief Justice</category><title>On JBC impasse: Exhaust all efforts to de-escalate tension</title><atom:summary type="text">The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) should not hurry to vote for the selection of shortlisted candidates for the next Chief Justice. We have ample time to wait for the resolution of the motion for reconsideration regarding the legality of having representatives to the JBC from the House and the Senate. The JBC should wait for the court&#39;s ruling on this motion. We have four weeks. Let us wait for </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/07/on-jbc-impasse-exhaust-all-efforts-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-1547930507594367122</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-07-25T22:27:20.540+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food security</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food security in the philippines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food smuggling</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food smuggling investigation at the senate</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rice smuggling</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rice sufficiency program</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">smuggling</category><title>Food security is a matter of national security</title><atom:summary type="text">We express our support for Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile&#39;s challenge to the Senate to crack down on food smuggling rings and address food security in the country.Food security is a national security matter so I call on colleagues in government to get to the bottom of food smuggling rings to help ensure the sustainability of local agriculture.We are ready to get to the bottom of this latest </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/07/food-security-is-matter-of-national.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSNxm7GVgzuyeD_dfU1IU1UTs1Ma53YWgihAC7Z5VE0T1KEvt5vUszyRnDzYOZXQ67uLK7JD1L4q3jQNW2AjbeDbTUa8U8Vbupwi4gg68VVR5s83xMmQ3D593SdfAE4vchx7r-qMR2jRh/s72-c/fnprice.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697006170365454538.post-875838193176366759</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-07-25T14:20:10.342+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Agriculture and Fisheries 2025</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">BOC</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bureau of Custom</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">illegal importation of rice</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sagip saka</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">seizure of hot rice from vietnam</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">smuggling</category><title>BOC&#39;s seizure of hot rice will help increase farmers&#39; incomes</title><atom:summary type="text">We laud the Bureau of Customs&#39; efforts in curbing illegal importation of rice, a commodity which has long been abused by certain sectors due to its impact in the political, economic, and social landscape.For so long our farmers have been at the short end of this stick, rendering them impoverished and powerless. Imagine earning a meager 23,000 pesos per year? That means they are living on less </atom:summary><link>http://kilosko.blogspot.com/2012/07/bocs-seizure-of-hot-rice-says-this-will.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kiko Pangilinan)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>