Senators on Friday, July 17 condemned the racist depiction of Filipinos by a China-based media outlet, stressing that free expression carries no license for racism or dehumanization. “Freedom of expression, even in political disputes, is not a license to dehumanize people. Racism has no space in...
A Senate resolution has been filed to honor a young indigenous farmer from Bukidnon who helped save an injured Philippine Eagle after finding it under attack by a troop of monkeys. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday, July 15 filed proposed Senate Resolution No. 519...
Two weeks after a dramatic power shift ended a two-day Senate deadlock, senators are set to return for a special session amid renewed speculation that Senator Sherwin Gatchalian could finally be formally installed as Senate President. This was after President Marcos called Congress to a special...
Though known for making people laugh, Melai Cantiveros turned serious when asked about the ongoing impasse in the Senate, expressing disappointment over the political drama that continues to grip the country. Speaking at the launch of the fifth season of her hit Bisaya podcast "Kuan On One," Melai...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Tuesday, May 26 finally brought comic relief to an embattled Senate even after denying reports he has joined the majority bloc. In a privilege speech, Lapid refuted reports circulating on social media that he has decided to join the Senate majority bloc when he...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri apologized to the family of the late entertainment icon Inday Badiday after her name was used to illustrate the situation during Monday 's plenary session, May 26. This was during a motion he made to strike from the record the "propaganda" video presentation...
The ongoing commotion at the Senate became so theatrical that it even revived the name of Inday Badiday , one of the biggest figures in Philippine showbiz history. During a heated Senate exchange, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri referenced the late talk show queen while describing the “circus”...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri welcomed on Thursday, March 26, the signing of Republic Act No. 12317, resetting the first regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Zubiri said the law finally clears the way for the region to move...
The Senate has formed an ad-hoc committee that will be tasked to establish a comprehensive contingency plan to address the current oil crisis and prevent stagflation of the economy. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri expresses his full support for Senate Resolution No. 350, which...
The Senate on Tuesday, March 18, ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill resetting the first regular Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections to September. “To our Bangsamoro brothers and sisters, ito na po ang hinihintay ninyo (this...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, on Tuesday, March 10, lamented the failure to procure a P2.5-billion patrol vessel for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), calling it a lost opportunity to strengthen the country’s maritime capability. In a privilege speech, Zubiri disclosed that...
Senators called on authorities on Wednesday, March 4 to launch a manhunt on the suspects who brutally killed a freshman maritime student in Cavite supposedly through initiation rites. “I condemn, in the strongest terms, the recent hazing death of 19-year-old Mark Kenneth Alcedo, a first-year...
