The Senate has approved the bill resetting the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections from May 12 to October 13, 2025. Eighteen (18) senators voted in favor of Senate Bill No. 2942 under Committee Report No. 466; Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri welcomed the Senate’s approval on third reading of Senate Bill No. 2906, also known as the Philippine Agriculturists Act, calling it a "long overdue" recognition of the vital role of agriculturists in national development. (Senate PRIB photo) “This is a...
Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri has sponsored a measure that seeks to amend the Freeport Area of Bataan Act to further strengthen the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), emphasizing that enhancing its powers will pave the way for more investments and job opportunities while...
Senate minority leader Senator Risa Hontiveros said she is willing to accept refinements to Senate Bill No. 1979 or the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act but insists that there are no provisions in the bill that runs counter to the country’s sex education policies. Hontiveros...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has filed a bill seeking to include the Province of Sulu in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). SB 2915 sets a plebiscite for this purpose and allows its constituents to once again vote on Sulu's inclusion, "now guided by the positive...
The Senate approved on Monday, December 16, the Economy, Planning, and Development Act, which elevates the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into a full-fledged department under the name Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev). Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri...
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri Dignitaries, legislators, and peace advocates trooped to the old Senate Session Hall at the National Museum of Fine Arts recently for the launch of Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri’s The Road to Peace: Crafting the Bangsamoro Organic Law . Senator Juan...
All is not lost as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. still has the power to ask the bicameral conference committee to reconvene and fix all the contentious items in the final version of the P6.532 trillion national budget for 2025, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. Zubiri...
Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Friday, December 13 welcomed the Philippine’s rise to the second spot in BloombergNEF Climatescope’s 2024 rankings for “the most attractive emerging markets for renewable energy (RE) investment.” Zubiri said this is concrete proof that the...
Two senators are seeking an inquiry into the status of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr.'s amnesty proclamations. Senators Robinhood "Robin" Padilla and Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri cited the agonizing uncertainty facing rebel returnees waiting for the approval of their amnesty applications...
Senators on Thursday, Dec. 12, approved on second reading the bill reorganizing the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev). Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs,...
Some senators on Wednesday, December 11, expressed their sadness over some provisions in the final version of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) which proposes a P6.352-trillion national budget for next year. This, even as the Upper Chamber, led by Senate President Francis...
