Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Monday, November 21 sponsored Senate Resolution 302 creating a ‘’Select Oversight Committee on Intelligence and Confidential Funds (CIFs). The Senate minority group led by Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III had questioned the necessity...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri called on Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. to strengthen the county’s science sector to minimize the negative impacts of disasters. Zubiri made the call during the plenary deliberation of the proposed P24.67 billion budget of the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Office of the Ombudsman have agreed on their mandates and vowed to strengthen collaboration. This developed after Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri met the two heads ARTA Director General Ernesto V. Perez and Ombudsman Samuel Martires for a dialogue...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri filed on Wednesday, Nov. 16 a resolution forming a Select Oversight Committee to investigate government agencies’ use of their controversial confidential and intelligence funds amounting to P9.2 billion. This followed objections by the Senate...
Senators have warned the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) that having more than two deputy director generals is already a violation of the law. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva pointed this out at the continuation...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday, November 8 urged telecommunications companies (Telcos) and internet service providers (ISPs) to improve their services. Zubiri has filed Senate Bill 1381, or Better Internet Act, which requires all public telecommunications entities (telcos) and...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri had ‘’a very productive’’ two-hour meeting Wednesday, Aug. 18 with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In Malacañang on the sugar supply and importation problems. ‘’I led a delegation of stakeholders from the farmers, millers, sugar...
There will be fewer vetoed bills by Malacañang in the 19th Congress, Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe confidently declared. Clockwise: Senate President Migz Zubiri, Speaker Martin Romualdez, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) The...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri challenged on Saturday, Aug. 13 the members of the Sugar Regulatory Board (SRB) to tender their courtesy resignations over the board’s alleged illegal order to import 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar. Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio...
The Senate issued on Friday, Aug. 5 stricter guidelines for the entry of visitors and guests to the Senate building starting Monday. This developed as the rate of Covid-19 cases continues to increase. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano tested Covid-19 positive this week. Senate President Juan Miguel...
All the senators approved on Monday, Aug. 1 a resolution expressing their sympathy and condolences on the death of former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR). The measure, Senate Resolution (SR) No.72, was principally sponsored by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri. All other senators were made...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri filed on Monday, Aug. 1 filed Senate Resolution (SR) No.72 expressing the profound sympathy and sincere condolences of the Senate on the death of former President Fidel Valdez Ramos, who is fondly referred to as FVR. Ramos, the 12th President of the...
