As potential members of the Senate majority, Senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan are eager to get to work and fulfill their campaign promises to the Filipino people. According to a Facebook post by writer, creative director, and solid Kakampink Gerry Cacanindin, Bam and Kiko have a better chance of pushing for their legislative agenda than their election vows if they bag the Education and Agriculture Committees, respectively, in the 20th Congress. “Ang majority bloc ang binibigyan ng first dibs sa mahahalagang chairmanships. Halimbawa, kung chairman ng Education Committee si Bam, may malaki siyang impluwensiya sa edukasyon. Kung si Kiko ay maging Agriculture Committee Chairman, ganun din. Powerful ang committee chairmanships lalo sa pagpasa o pagpatay ng bills,” he said, describing the two Senators as “gigil at gutom maglingkod.” “Priority sa Legislative Agenda. Ang bills at resolutions na sponsored ng majority bloc senators ay mas may priority sa debate, mas may chance maipasa, mas may suporta ng Senate President o liderato ng Senado. Imagine mga agenda ni Bam or Kiko facing little or no resistance,” he added. Bam and Kiko recently filed their respective pet bills for the 20th Congress. Bam initially filed 10 education-related measures and he followed it [...]