Francis Pangilinan

BASIC INFORMATION:

• Francis Pancratus Nepomuceno Pangilinan

• Age: 61

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:

• Master of Public administration- Harvard University

• Bachelor of Laws- UP College of Law

• Bachelor of Arts in English, Major in Comparative Literature- University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman

PREVIOUS JOB/AFFILIATIONS:

• Lawyer

• Former Quezon City Councilor (1988)

• Elected in the Senate in 2001 and was re-elected in 2007

• Established the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (Tayo) with then National Youth Commission (NYC) Chairman Bam Aquino (2002)

• Elected Senate Majority Leader in 2004; He resumed the same role in 2007

• Established the Judicial Executive Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council in 2008

• He chaired the senate committee on Agriculture in 2010 wherein he also authored Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 (Promoting Organic Farming and as a Support and Protection for Indigenous Organic Farmers in the Country)

• Appointed Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agriculture Modernization under the Office of the President of the Philippines in 2014

• Won a third term in the 2016 Philippine Senate Election

• Appointed Interim President of the Liberal Party in October 2016, succeeding Joseph Emilio Abaya; became permanent in 2017

• Founded Sagip Saka Act in 2019

• Principal Author of Republic Act 11478

• Authored the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act  in 2020

• Co-Authored Laws concerning Education: GMRC and Values Education Act and Alternative Learning System Act

• Co-Authored the COVID Vaccination Program Act of 2021

PLATFORMS:

• Agricultural Enhancement 

• Rural Development 

• Food Security

• Youth Empowerment

• Collaborative Governance