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ZUBIRI SIGNS MAHARLIKA, ESTATE TAX BILLS IN US

Senate President Migz Zubiri signed three enrolled bills in Washington, DC, namely the Maharlika Investment Fund Act, Estate Tax Amnesty Extension Act, and the act recognizing Baler, Aurora, as the birthplace of Philippine Surfing. Zubiri signed the enrolled bills at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC, where he is conducting a working visit, and holding […]

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ZUBIRI HONORS EX-SENATOR BIAZON

Senate President Migz Zubiri filed Senate Resolution No. 652, honoring Senator Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon and expressing the Senate’s sympathy on the passing of the veteran legislator. Biazon was a three-term Senator (1992 to 1995, 1998 to 2004, and 2004 to 2010) and a two-term member of the House of Representatives, representing the lone district of […]

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19th CONGRESS A SUCCESS FOR THE SENATE – ZUBIRI

Senate President Migz Zubiri called the First Regular Session of the 19th Congress a “success” for the Senate, highlighting not only the quantity but also the quality of the measures that have been approved by the chamber. The Senate produced a total of six measures enacted into law–four of national application, and two local laws. […]

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SENATE TO OK PRIORITY BILLS BEFORE BREAK – ZUBIRI

With one week left before the sine die adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 19th Congress, the Senate is expecting to give its third reading approval on three more priority bills of the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council. These are the Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act, the Regional Specialty Centers Act, and the […]

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ZUBIRI BATS FOR REGIONAL HEALTH SPECIALTY CENTERS

Senate Bill No. 2212, or the Regional Specialty Centers Act, was sponsored by its principal author, Senate President Migz Zubiri, and Committee on Health and Demography Chairperson Senator Bong Go, alongside Senators Sonny Angara, JV Ejercito, Bong Revilla, and Pia Cayetano. “Bilang taga-Mindanao, talagang priority ko po itong Regional Specialty Centers Act, dahil alam kong […]

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ZUBIRI TO BUSINESS SECTOR: TIME TO HELP WORKERS

The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources recently held a hearing for various bills regarding a proposed minimum wage increase, including Senate President Migz Zubiri’s Senate Bill No. 2022, or the Across-the-board Wage Increase Act, which proposes a P150 wage hike for all private sector workers across the country. The Committee has already […]

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ZUBIRI TO DOE, NGCP: SOLVE VISAYAS POWER OUTAGES

Senate President Migz Zubiri called on the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to solve the recurring blackouts in Western Visayas. “The DOE and the NGCP must step up and answer for the massive blackouts hitting Western Visayas,” Zubiri said. “These are no longer just an inconvenience. They […]

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PH, JAPAN ARE STRATEGIC PARTNERS, SAYS ZUBIRI

A delegation of Philippine senators led by Senate President Migz Zubiri recently met with their counterparts in the Japanese Diet, particularly members of the Japan Philippine Parliamentarians Friendship League (JPPFL), headed by Chairman Moriyama Hiroshi. During the meeting, Zubiri, Moriyama, and their colleagues discussed Japanese-Philippine bilateral relations, especially in the areas of trade and industry, […]

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KEEP NURSES IN PH WITH BETTER PAY, SAYS ZUBIRI

Following President Bongbong Marcos’s order for the Commission on Higher Education to address the mass exodus of Filipino nurses to explore employment opportunities abroad, Senate President Migz Zubiri has doubled down on his stance that Filipino workers, nurses included, are leaving the country due to insufficient wages. “Small private hospitals here pay nurses as low […]

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E-VEHICLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO RISE IN CLARK

Senate President Migz Zubiri attended the signing of a lease agreement between Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. (EVT) and real estate developer Berthaphil, Inc., to cement EVT’s move to establish a manufacturing facility at the Clark Freeport Zone. EVT is a United States-based transportation industry provider, specializing in all-electric vehicles for commercial and industrial use. Headed by […]