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Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, along with Senators Grace Poe, Joel Villanueva, Nancy Binay, Win Gatchalian, and Sonny Angara, have filed Senate Bill 1968, amending the Universal Health Care Act (UHC) to suspend the scheduled increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) premium contributions. In the UHC Act, under which all Filipino citizens are part […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law Republic Act 11517, or an act authorizing the President to expedite the processing and issuance of national and local permits, licenses and certifications in times of national emergency. “This is such great news to start the year with,” said Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, sponsor and one of […]
Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the city government has tapped a group to study the proposed establishment of the Bacolod City General Hospital (BCGH). The development was announced by the mayor in a press conference with Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, sponsor of the counterpart Senate Bill (SB) 1647, seeking to establish the BCGH. “There will […]
The construction of an “iconic” museum-auditorium in Bacolod City is expected to start in the first quarter of 2021 with more than P200 million already downloaded to fund the project. Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, who is sourcing the funds from the national government, led the groundbreaking rites for what he considers as a “legacy […]
In the plenary session devoted to the 2021 budget deliberations, the Senate recently took on the budget for the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its attached agencies. Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri took to the floor to raise concerns regarding the government’s disaster management-adjacent agencies, in the wake of the destructive typhoons Rolly […]
Coming off from a 3-week break, the Senate with 19 affirmative votes, passed on third and final reading the bill which seeks to make the position of a cooperatives development officer (CDO) mandatory in all municipalities, cities, and provinces. Senate Bill 1855 seeks to amend Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri is calling for a thorough investigation of Ms. Marichu Mauro, the Philippine Ambassador to Brazil, who was caught on security camera maltreating her Filipina staffer on several occasions. “While watching the video, I was horrified to see the brazenness of our ambassador to Brazil in physically maltreating the embassy service […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri took on a recent Senate hearing on the proposed 2021 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as an opportunity to secure Secretary Mark Villar’s support in filing a measure that will limit the participation of foreign firms in local projects, limiting them from competing with local […]
During a recent Senate hearing for the proposed 2021 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri urged the department to help local farmers by limiting imports and penalizing technical smuggling. “I’m speaking on behalf of our corn farmers, dito po sa Bukidnon. The importation of feed wheat has drastically brought […]
Just a day after it sailed through its approval on second reading, Senate Bill No. 1844, or the Act Authorizing the President to Expedite the Processing and Issuance of National and Local Permits, Licenses, and Certifications in Times of National Emergency, was approved on third and final reading, with President Rodrigo Duterte certifying it as […]