The Senate is ready to hit the ground running and pass priority bills and other key pieces of legislation when it opens the Second Regular Session of the 19 th Congress on Monday, July 24, 2023, according to Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri. ...
The Senate will do away with the mandatory use of health masks at the opening day of the Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress on Monday, July 24. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz"...
OF TREES AND FOREST What is going on with the weather? A few weeks after PAGASA declared the start of the rainy season in the country, soaring and searing temperatures have been experienced not just locally but also the entire world. In the past few days, the heat has been particularly brutal even...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri on Friday, July 7, assured labor groups and all workers that he would continue to push for a legislated minimum wage hike of P150 to ensure that Filipino workers receive a decent living wage. Senate President Juan Miguel...
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan has assured Filipinos of the Marcos administration's strengthened socioeconomic platform that aims to get the Philippine economy back to a high-growth trajectory. *PRIORITY BILLS — President Marcos convenes the Legislative-Executive Development...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said the Senate has proposed to add nine bills for inclusion in the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) on top of the 42 bills already listed in the agenda. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) “It was a...
OF TREES AND FORESTS I like the fact that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. candidly admitted that his administration still has a lot of work to do. He also echoed the rating an economist gave his first year of administration as “incomplete.” It is really unfair to give a full review of his...
Clockwise: Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri. House Speaker Martin Romualdez, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) The sheer popularity of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and the top two leaders of Congress will result to a fully-packed House plenary come...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri will retire from politics come 2028. "I’ve already gone through so many hardships politically. If God says take a break, take a break," Zubiri told Senate reporters during a Kapihan sa Senado press briefing yesterday, June 29....
To allow thousands of Afghan refugees to stay temporarily in the Philippines while they await their US visa is the right thing to do for humanitarian reason. “It is the right thing to do as humanly as possible,’’ Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said of a US request for the Philippines to...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday, June 29 said there is no need to conduct a loyalty check to ascertain who among his colleagues in the Senate are still supportive of his leadership. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri (Senate PRIB photo) Zubiri, who...
OF TREES AND FOREST Nope, it does not mean “bring your own bottle.” It means “be your own boss.” Well, in a sense both meanings refer to you taking charge and making your own choices. This was also the major findings in a lesser known survey conducted by OCTA Research. In their Tugon ng...
