Francis Pangilinan
| Francis N. Pangilinan | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2001 |
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| Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
| In office July 24, 2004 – November 17, 2008 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Loren Legarda |
| Succeeded by | Juan Miguel Zubiri |
| Councilor of Quezon City | |
| In office 1988–1992 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1963 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
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| Spouse(s) | Sharon Cuneta |
| Children | Kristina Cassandra Pangilinan (daughter from wife's previous marriage to Gabby Concepcion) Simone Francesca Emmanuelle Pangilinan Mariel Daniella Sophia Pangilinan |
| Residence | Quezon City |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman Harvard University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www.kiko.ph |
Francis Nepomuceno Pangilinan (born August 24, 1963), also known as Kiko Pangilinan, is a Senator of the Philippines since 2001. He was the Senate Majority Leader until 2008. He is currently the Chairman of the Committees on Agriculture and Social Justice in the Senate.
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[edit] Early life
Francis Pancratius Nepomuceno Pangilinan was born on August 24, 1963 in Manila to Donato Pangilinan, an engineer and entrepreneur from Pampanga, and Emma Nepomuceno, a public school teacher from Nueva Ecija and Marinduque. He is the fifth child in a brood of nine. His siblings are Maricel Arenas, Angeli Valenciano, Nenette Zipperich, Joseph, Anthony, Felichi Buizon, John Raymund and Donna Simpao. He is also a relative to Carmela Espiritu "Candy" Pangilinan, a comedienne-actress.
As a varsity athlete, he was an NCAA and UAAP track & field and Volleyball gold and silver medalist in the 80s. He ran the 400 meter hurdles and the 4x 400 m relay in the La Salle HS Track & Field team and played HS and College Varsity Volleyball for La Salle and UP.
Kiko, as he is widely known, first made his mark as a young lawyer giving free legal assistance on-air and closely monitored case progress through the television program “Hoy Gising!” over ABS-CBN where he was a co-anchor and segment host. He also anchored radio programs, including “Batas” and “Relos Report with Atty. Kiko” over DZMM, programs aimed at making the Philippine’s legal court system more understandable to the masses by increasing their understanding of their rights and duties under the law.
As a writer, had an opinion column in the Times Journal in the 80s and the Manila Times in the 90s.
As an educator and academician, he taught constitutional, labor and civil law at the Ateneo de Manila University from 1993 to 2000.
In 1997, he left the country for Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A. along with his wife, celebrity Sharon Cuneta and daughter to pursue his Master of Public Administration at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government where he graduated with a general average of A-.[1]
After an 18-month hiatus from local broadcast media, he returned by conceptualizing and then hosting “Barangay Dos”, a service-oriented television program aired over ABS-CBN, dedicated to finding solutions to the everyday problems of the common Filipinos. The program established him as an intelligent, articulate, working, and involved lawyer and a media personality.[2]
He led his Senate Volleyball team to win the championship in the Senate Olympics held last July 2008.
[edit] Educational career
He completed his elementary education at La Salle Green Hills in 1977. He completed his secondary education still in La Salle Green Hills in 1981.
He finished his college education and graduated from University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor of Arts in English, Major in Comparative Literature.[3]
It was during his college years at the UP Diliman when his sense of nationalism deepened. A summer job working for his father in the hinterlands of Antique brought him face to face with the poverty and the impotence of government presence and basic services in the rural areas.
He served as chairman of the UP Diliman University Student Council in 1986 under the student political party SAMASA and was the first Student Regent of the UP Board of Regents in 1987. He was elected Philippine representative to the Committee on Youth Cooperation of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
In 1997, he finished his post-graduate studies at the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government with a degree of Master of Science in Public Administration with an area of concentration in Strategic Management.
[edit] Political career
[edit] Quezon City Councilor (1988-1992)
He believes in active citizenship that is why his involvement in civic affairs began even as a student in high school.[citation needed] He has over 21 years of civic and public service experience. He was the youngest elected city councilor of the Quezon City Council in 1988-1992. During his stint as QC councilor, he saw the need to unite and develop young legislators committed to strong, principled leadership among young legislators. He thus founded and established the National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL) where he became founding president.
He remained an active organizer of multi-sectoral groups fighting for the return of decency, competence, and accountability to national leadership.
[edit] Senator of the Philippines (2001-present)
Pangilinan was elected to the senate in 2001 and was re-elected six years thereafter.
[edit] Senate Majority Leader (2004-2008)
He was first elected as Senate Majority Leader in 2004. On July 23, 2007, Jinggoy was voted Senate president pro tempore, while Kiko Pangilinan is majority leader (following the assumption of Sen. Manuel Villar to the chamber's leadership of the 14th Congress).[4]
[edit] Judicial Executive Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council (JELAC)
Formed in 2008, the Judicial Executive Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council (JELAC) was the brainchild of Kiko Pangilinan, first proposed on the July 16–17, 2007 Manila Hotel Summit on Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines.[5]
[edit] Personal life
He is married to actress and TV personality Sharon Cuneta (on April 28, 1996) and is father to Simone Francesca Emmanuelle (Frankie) and Mariel Daniella Sophia (Miel). He is the stepfather of Maria Kristina Cassandra (KC Concepcion) whom he legally adopted.[6]
Two other Pangilinan siblings also have connections in local showbiz via marriage. His sister, Angeli Pangilinan, is a popular talent manager who is married to singer Gary Valenciano. Another sibling, Anthony, is married to former beauty queen and actress, Maricel Laxa.
[edit] References
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20070103182044/http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/pangilinan_bio.htm
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20061229204433/http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/francis_pangilinan.htm
- ^ Pangilinan, Francis | Personal Information
- ^ GMA NEWS.TV, Jinggoy voted senate president pro-tempore
- ^ gmanews.tv/story, Gov't forms Jelac to boost tripartite relations
- ^ showbizandstyle.inquirer.net, Kiko denies talk of split with Sharon
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| Preceded by Loren Legarda |
Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines 2004–2008 |
Succeeded by Juan Miguel Zubiri |
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- Senators of the 15th Congress of the Philippines
- Senators of the 14th Congress of the Philippines
- Senators of the 13th Congress of the Philippines
- Senators of the 12th Congress of the Philippines
- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from Manila
- Kapampangan people
- John F. Kennedy School of Government alumni
- People from Pampanga
- Filipino Christians
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- Filipino lawyers
- Members of the Senate of the Philippines
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- University of the Philippines alumni
- De La Salle University alumni
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