Other Projects

The Youth Leadership Excellence Award is presented by the Philippine Jaycees, Inc. in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the office Senator Kiko Pangilinan as the main sponsor thru the Department and Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to deserving graduating elementary and high school students from both private and public schools throughout the Philippines.

The objective of the project is basically to honor outstanding students of the private and public elementary schools and high schools (usually Valedictorian, but not necessarily) for their leadership qualities and academic achievement. 

Awarding Medals to Outstanding Students

Learning is a fundamental driver of development. At a national level, learning can be vital to poverty alleviation as well as social development and economic growth. This link between learning and development is reflected in the goal of the Office of Sen. Kiko Pangilinan and the Philippine Council of Young Political Leaders (PCYPL) Gawad Talino project, “to inspire and encourage the youth to excel academically, making them diligent and dedicated to their studies by awarding deserving students through the granting of gold medals dubbed as Gawad Talino on the day of graduation. Together with the medal is a congratulatory message to the graduating class.

Bantay Kalikasan / La Mesa Ecopark Rehabilitation Project


Senator Kiko Pangilinan shares with the mission of ABS-CBN Foundation’s Bantay Kalikasan to spread environmental awareness through education and advocacy. In 2003, Sen. Kiko allocated 6M pesos worth of project assistance for Bantay Kalikasan’s La Mesa Ecopark Project. La Mesa Ecopark is a venue providing for healthful outdoor recreation and a true forest experience. It is a living classroom and laboratory for environmental education and aims to be a center for biodiversity conservation.

Seven years ago the major water source of Manila was in peril. The La Mesa watershed was heavily denuded and ravaged by squatters and illegal logging. With the rapid population growth, it was only a matter of time before the La Mesa Dam would have dried resulting in what would have been a major water crisis at the country’s nerve center.