"Mr. Independent"

Full Name: Fracis "Kiko" Nepomuceno Pangilinan[2]
Date of Birth: August 24,1963[2]
Place of Birth: Manila[2]
Spouse: Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan[2]
Children: Ma. Kristina Cassandra, Simone Francesca Emmanuelle, Mariel Daniella Sophia[2]
Educational Attainment:[1]

• Masters in Public Administration
  Area of Concentration: Strategic Management
  John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• Bachelor of Laws
  College of Law
  University of the Philippines
  
• Bachelor of Arts in English, Major in Comparative Literature
  College of Arts and Letters
  University of the Philippines
• Secondary & Primary Education
  La Salle Greenhills

Career as Public Servant:[1]
Voted Senator to the 12th and 13th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines to serve from year 2001 to 2007

12 Jan. 2004 to present

• Majority Leader
• The youngest senator to assume the post since 1937
• Chairperson, Committee on RulesHas jurisdiction on all matters relating to the Rules of the Senate; the Calendar as well as Parliamentary Rules and the order and manner of transacting business and the creation of committees.

• Senate Representative to the Judicial and Bar Council – a constitutional body tasked to review and recommend appointments of justices and judges in the Philippine Judiciary
• 10 Feb. 2003 to 12 Jan. 2004 Chairperson, Committee on Education, Arts and Culture
• Managed matters within the Senate jurisdiction relating to the promotion and development of the state education of the country and the preservation, enrichment and evolution of Filipino Arts and Culture
• Aug. 2001 to 12 Jan. 2004 Chairperson, Committee on Justice and Human Rights
• A principal in the struggle for reforms in the Philippines Judicial System and the upholding of Human Rights
• Aug. 2001 to 12 Jan. 2004 Chairperson, Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement
• Handled matters relating to urban land reform planning, housing and resettlement and community development
• Aug. 2001 to 12 Jan. 2004 Chairperson, Committee on Ethics and Privileges
• Jurisdiction over matters relating to the conduct, rights, privileges, safety, dignity, integrity and reputation of the Senate and its members

• Principal author and sponsor of Republic Act 9344, The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006
• Principal author and sponsor of Republic Act 9227, Improving the Salary and Providing Benefits to Justices and Judges and other members of the Judiciary
• Principal author and sponsor of Republic Act 9285, Institutionalizing an Alternative Dispute Resolution System
• Principal author and sponsor of Republic Act 9279, Strengthening and Rationalizing the National Prosecution Service
• Author of Republic Act 9262, Anti-domestic Violence Bill
• Sponsor and author of Republic Act 9239, Curtailing Entertainment Media Piracy in the Philippines
• Principal Sponsor and Author of Republic Act 9160, Anti-Money Laundering Act
• Author of Republic Act 9346, An Act Prohibiting the Imposition of Death Penalty in the Philippines (repealing Republic Act 7659, Death Penalty Law)
• Principal Author and Sponsor of Republic Act 9201, The National Human Rights Consciousness Week
• Author of Republic Act 9163, National Service Training Program Act (ROTC Law)
• Sponsor and author of Republic Act 9225, The Citizenship Retention Act of 2003
• Author of Republic Act 9189, The Filipino Overseas Absentee-Voting Act
• Author, Republic Act 9293, amending the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act (Balik-Turo)
• Creation and conversion of various State Universities and Colleges (Western Philippine University, Palawan; Southern Leyte University, Sogod and Tomas Oppus, Southern Leyte; Capiz State University, Roxas City and Mambuso Poblacion; Nueva Vizcaya University, Nueva Vizcaya; Bulacan Agricultural State College, Bulacan; Basilio B. Chan Memorial and Industrial School, Northern Samar; Cebu International School, Cebu; Philippine EAR Research Institute, UP Diliman.
• Creation of various local courts -- Tagbilaran City (RA 9309), Eastern Samar Province (RA 9307) and Roxas City (RA 9274)
• Author of Republic Act 9347, An Act Rationalizing the Composition and Functions of the National Labor Relations Commission, amending for this purpose Articles 213, 214, 215 and 216 of Presidential Decree 442 as amended, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines

• Advocating Justice
• Work for accountable and responsive government
• Revitalize the judicial system and promote human rights