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Senate President Migz Zubiri has revealed details of a recent robbery/extortion attempt against him, which has now resulted in two arrests. Zubiri approached the Philippine National Police (PNP) after receiving a series of messages from individuals posing as Siquijor Governor Jake Vincent Villa and Board Member Abner Lomongo, extorting money for a supposed political convention. […]
The Senate of the Philippines expressed its profound sympathy and sincere condolences to the people of Japan on the death of their former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. The chamber unanimously adopted Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 10 authored by Senate President Migz Zubiri, taking also into consideration SRNs 28 and 60 authored by Senators Lito Lapid […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri said he will fully support the plan of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to explore the potential of nuclear energy as a cheap and reliable source of power for the country. Marcos said in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) that if the country wants to attract investors, both local […]
The provinces of Negros Occidental and Oriental and Bacolod City, the lone highly urbanized city on the island, have secured support from the incoming Senate leadership to legislate the establishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR). Reelected Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri said he will spearhead efforts to pass the NIR bill in the upper […]
Reelected Senator Migz Zubiri will do well as his replacement in the 19th Congress, outgoing Senate President Vicente Sotto III said. Sotto said Zubiri has learned so much and all those lessons will give him “a very good pulse” to run the Senate. “I expect him to do well.” “He was the best choice as […]
The confirmation hearing of five applicants for various government posts should be deferred until the new administration takes over so it will have a hand in selecting the officials it wants to work with. Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri cited a similar suggestion in February 2016 by former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, saying then-President Benigno […]
Majority Leader Migz Zubiri said he would lead the formation of a majority bloc in the 24-member Senate to help pursue the legislative agenda of presumptive President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Zubiri said they are looking forward to working productively with the new administration for the good of the people even as other senators vowed to […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri called on the Sugar Regulatory Administration not to push through with a new importation program supposedly proposed by the administration, after already receiving two injunctions for Sugar Order No. 3 in February. “Our local sugar farmers are again approaching our office, deeply concerned over talks of a new SRA proposal […]
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri is calling for the strict enforcement of the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 against members of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity from Kalayaan, Laguna, which is coming under fire for the death of an 18-year-old student, after allegedly undergoing hazing. “It is absolutely infuriating how some fraternities are still upholding […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri is pushing for the establishment of specialty hospitals across the country — hospitals such as the Philippine Heart Center, the Lung Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center, and the National Kidney and Transplant Institute. “Being from Mindanao myself, I am very much committed to decentralizing our health […]