OF TREES AND FOREST The nation lost an outstanding public servant last week. Susan “Toots” Ople, champion of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), Migrant Workers Secretary, protector of workers’ rights and friend to us all, passed away to join the Lord and her father, Ka Blas Ople, in heaven. It...
OF TREES AND FOREST The country received some sobering economic news last week. During the first quarter of the current year, the Philippines was able to sustain its economic recovery and expansion with a GDP growth of 6.4 percent, a growth rate that actually exceeded forecasts. But the second...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A non-government and business organization in Northern Mindanao opposed the proposed P150 across-the-board daily wage increase in the country as it could be burdensome for the business sector. SENATE President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri answers questions from the media after the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri turned over 53 disaster response and rescue vehicles – the first batch of 81 such vehicles that the Senate chief pledged to the city government and different barangays – here on Friday, August 18. SENATE President Juan...
OF TREES AND FOREST Last week, we inaugurated Villar Avenue, a 10-kilometer, 10-lane road that we envision will help decongest traffic and reduce travel time from Las Piñas City to portions of Bacoor and Dasmariñas in Cavite province. In addition, we see this road as an important component in...
Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri said he personally favors that the BRP Sierra Madre aground in Ayungin Shoal be refurbished. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) “Not just to ward off the bullies in the North but also for any possible natural...
For peace and order to be sustainable, Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri told officials and members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) the importance of carrying out a different kind of PPP: a strong police-public partnership. Speaking at the 122nd anniversary...
US Senator Tammy Duckworth shares the Philippines’ strong resolve to pursue Freedom of Navigation in the South China Sea and the Rule of Law as dictated by the United Nations Convention the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). US Senator Tammy Duckworth in a meeting with Senate President Juan Miguel...
Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri on Monday, August 7, said the “provocative, illegal and dangerous”maneuvers by a Chinese Guard vessel on a smaller Philippine Coast Guard vessel last week in the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the latest manifestation of China’s “might vs....
As the country faces a possible rice crisis, Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri said he has proposed the creation of Rice Producing Zones (RPZs) in various regions of the country to the President....
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday, August 3 said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is well aware of the Senate’s stand on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Members of the Senate majority bloc together with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his wife...
OF TREES AND FOREST President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has formally lifted the state of public health emergency declared due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) by issuing Proclamation 297. Informally, of course, the public has been acting like the pandemic is over since 2022. People have...
