
Working trip: Zubiri, nine other senators visit Japan to boost strategic alliance
Ten senators led by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri sought to bolster the country’s relations with Japan during a working trip to the Asian neighbor.
Ten senators led by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri sought to bolster the country’s relations with Japan during a working trip to the Asian neighbor.
Fourteen measures passed by the Senate are now up for the approval of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., with six more approved on third and final reading before the chamber adjourned for the Lenten break, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Thursday.
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri nearly lost his post at the Senate due to supposed sluggish work in passing priority bills of the Marcos administration, the Poliko.com.ph has learned.
Senators have raised more than P2 million for relief assistance to the victims of a powerful earthquake in Turkey and Syria last month.
Senators on Monday took turns in praising bemedaled Filipino gymnast Carlos “Caloy” Yulo for his recent achievements in various international competitions.
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday said heads must roll, noting that what transpired during the New Year’s glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is unforgivable and a national embarrassment as he also pushed for more Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) for effective transportation.
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday said the Senate is planning to increase the number of session days in order to tackle more laws as he also urged government agencies such as the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to spend their budget properly to avoid underspending.
At least 10 senators have expressed support for the proposed construction of a “super maximum jail” outside Metro Manila where high profile inmates will be detained, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Monday (November 7).
Padilla gave a different recollection of the meeting with Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian in a statement Thursday (October 13), four days after the envoy met with him, Zubiri and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri downplayed Tuesday (October 11) his apparently misleading claim that the Philippines has been blacklisted as a tourist destination by China, saying the remark made by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian to him must’ve been “lost in translation.”