Senators on Friday, May 28 welcomed President Duterte’s move to sign into law the Height Equality Act which lowers the height requirement for applications of aspiring policemen, firemen and other law enforcement positions. Duterte signed the law, Republic Act No. 11549, lowering the height...
Senators on Tuesday, May 25, called on government to ramp up its efforts in inoculating Filipinos against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A senior citizen is inoculated with AstraZeneca's COVID -19 vaccine in Paranaque City on April 5, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Risa...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday, May 24, appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to imposes measures to control the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in northern Mindanao. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri...
Candidates do not need to be bothered by money when campaigning during elections, as donations or contributions will come to them if they are really set to win. This was Senator Cynthia Villar's two cents as the Senate discussed Wednesday, May 19, the bill seeking to increase the allowable campaign...
The Senate will work on passing soon the bills aimed at reviving the Philippine economy, such as the proposed amendments to the Public Service Act and to the Foreign Investment Act, among others. (Senate of the Philippines) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said senators agreed on this...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Saturday, May 15, appealed to the government task force handling the COVID-19 crisis to begin inoculations for economic and government frontliners under the A4 category of its priority list "as soon as possible". Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz'...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, May 14, asked the Senate to immediately decide on the proposals to postpone the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (COMELEC) At the last hearing of the Senate local government committee on...
A lawmaker has proposed to mandate the Department of Health (DOH) to prioritize the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to third, fourth, fifth and sixth-class municipalities of the Philippines. A frontline health worker of Davao City receives the first dose of AstraZeneca's vaccine at the COVID-19...
Despite the recent decision of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to temporarily halt the shipment of local sugar output to the United States, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri still proceeded to tell the agency to make sure the country will have enough supply of the sweetener for this year....
Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Filipino martial arts officials have recently stood united to fight against the proposed bill in Congress seeking to ban combat sports for minors. The group was composed of 13 national sports associations that included Senator Migs Zubiri of...
Senator Miguel Zubiri At the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) held in Clark, Pampanga, last December 2019, the Philippine National Arnis Team made history, bagging 14 out of the 20 gold medals, plus four silver and two bronze medals in the Arnis competitions—an exceptional feat for a team...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri has raised concerns over the recent appointments at Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), which were formalized in separate allegedly falsified documents containing Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s signature without his knowledge. Sen. Juan Miguel...
