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SENATE ADJOURNS WITH 20 BILLS APPROVED

The Senate adjourned with 14 measures for the approval of the President, and six more approved on third and final reading. Included among the fourteen are the Condonation of Unpaid Amortization and Interest on Loans of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Act and the Act Further Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives […]

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TUCP BACKS ZUBIRI’S P150 WAGE HIKE BILL

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines has expressed its support for Senate Bill No. 2002 or the Across-the-Board Wage Increase Act of 2023, filed by Senate President Migz Zubiri. “The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines welcomes Senate Bill No. 2002, filed by Senate President Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ Zubiri, which calls for a P150 […]

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ZUBIRI FILES BILL HIKING WAGE BY P150

Senate President Migz Zubiri filed Senate Bill No. 2002, or the Across-the-Board Wage Increase Act of 2023, which seeks to raise wages in the private sector across all regions by P150. “A decent life costs a decent wage,” said Zubiri. “If workers are putting in hours and hours of labor, day after day, and yet […]

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SENATE, HOUSE SIGN AGREEMENT FOR ECONGRESS

The Senate of the Philippines and the House of Representatives signed a memorandum of agreement for the establishment of an integrated and secure digital legislative management system called the eCongress. Senate President Migz Zubiri led the Senate delegation while House Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo attended on behalf of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez in […]

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ZUBIRI SLAMS CHINA’S USE OF LASER IN WPS

Senate President Migz Zubiri denounced the actions of the Chinese Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), after the Philippine Coast Guard revealed that a Chinese Coast Guard vessel aimed a military-grade laser on a PCG vessel near the Ayungin Shoal. “We stand completely behind our Coast Guard and we protest vigorously against the […]

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ZUBIRI, 11 SENATORS POST PERFECT ATTENDANCE

Twelve senators have been recorded to have perfect attendance from 25 July 2022 to 14 December 2022. Being present for the 39 times that the roll was called, Senate President Migz Zubiri maintained his record of perfect attendance since his days in the House of Representatives. Along with Zubiri, eleven more senators posted perfect attendance. […]

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ZUBIRI WANTS MORE SECURITY FOR CAAP EQUIPMENT

Senate President Migz Zubiri is decrying the lack of security measures in the facilities of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), following his line of questioning during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Services recently regarding the shutdown of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Air Traffic System at the beginning […]

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SENATE MAY INCREASE SESSION DAYS – ZUBIRI

The Senate may increase session days when Congress convenes on January 23. According to Senate President Migz Zubiri, they plan to do this in order to tackle more laws. “That way, hindi naman puyatan ang ating mga kasamahan.” “So, request ko kay Senator (Sonny) Angara, maybe instead of tackling these six working days, baka pwedeng, maybe, […]

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ZUBIRI LAUDS MOVE TO SUSPEND PHILHEALTH RATE HIKE

“I laud the President’s move to suspend the premium hikes on PhilHealth members as it would ease up the burden of the general population in these difficult times coming out of the pandemic.” Senate President Migz Zubiri said this after Malacañang announced the release of a memorandum asking the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and […]

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NEGROS ISLAND REGION GET SENATE PANEL OK

The Senate Committee on Local Government recently approved the establishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) on the committee level. “We want to bring the government closer to the people,” said Senate President Migz Zubiri, author of one of the bills filed on the NIR. The bill seeks to bring Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental […]