A bill proposing an increase of P100 in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers in the entire country, which is estimated to benefit over 4.2 million minimum wage earners is up for plenary deliberations in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsors Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2534 which...
Senators on Monday, Feb. 5 were baffled by the resolution adopted by the lower chamber on Monday afternoon, Feb. 5, defending Speaker Martin Romualdez from what congressmen called "baseless accusations" from the Senate in connection with the recent push for People’s Initiative (PI). For...
The Senate will not succumb to pressure of a deadline when discussing the proposed economic provisions that are raised under Resolution of Both Houses No. 6, senators assured on Monday, February 5. Sen. Sonny Angara, chairperson of the subcommittee of the Committee on Constitutional...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said he considers the year 2023 as a banner year for the Senate with the passage of numerous important bills and resolutions aimed at boosting the Philippine economy, generating jobs and expanding social protection for the people. The Senate was able...
Senators on Wednesday, January 31 renewed the push for the creation of a special economic zone in the province of Bulacan. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said he believes the creation of the Bualacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (BACSEZFA) would entice...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Wednesday, Jan. 31, that the Senate's review of the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution will begin next week. In an ambush interview, Zubiri said that they will create on Wednesday a subcommittee on constitutional amendments that will be headed...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Monday, January 29, lauded the 43 legislative districts that did not succumb to the pressure in the ongoing push for the People’s Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution. Out of 254 legislative districts, only 43 of...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (Facebook) Ranking members of the House of Representatives have slammed Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri's claim of a possible constitution crisis as the two chambers of Congress continue to butt heads...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Friday, January 26 rejected a suggestion emanating from the House of Representatives for the Senate to conduct its own People’s Initiative (PI) campaign that would take up the restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution. ...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Like an angry class adviser, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has told the country’s senators to "Get your act together and focus on your...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives remains in "full support" of the Senate's Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6, which seeks Charter change (Cha-cha). ...
The Senate has formally issued a manifesto strongly expressing their opposition to the ongoing attempts to change the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative describing such moves as a “brazen attempt to violate the Constitution, the country, and our people.” The manifesto is signed...
