"Remember history. History does not repeat itself."
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri(Alexis Nueva España/Senate PRIB)
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri stressed this as the country commemorates Saturday, Feb. 25 the 1986 EDSA People Power revolution that brought down the
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri maintained on Satuday, August 28, that the private sector should be allowed by the national government to procure vaccines on their own.
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Alexis Nueva España/Senate PRIB) "I believe the private sector can
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Senate President Vicente Sotto III
(Alexis Nuevaespaña/ Senate PRIB)
In an interview over radio DWIZ, Sotto echoed calls for the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve the widespread use of the anti-parasitic drug for COVID-19 cure and prevention.
“Ako umiinom din ako (I am also taking it). [For] prevention. Once every two weeks,” the Senate chief said, citing testimonies of its supposed effectiveness as treatment and protection against the coronavirus infection.
The DOH and FDA has permitted the compassionate use of ivermectin for COVID-19 patients in two hospitals so far.
The FDA also allows the compounding of the investigational drug as prescribed by doctors. Doctors and pharmacies shall be accountable for the drugs dispensed to those who will take it.
Published April 12, 2021, 2:35 PM
Despite the recent decision of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to temporarily halt the shipment of local sugar output to the United States, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri still proceeded to tell the agency to make sure the country will have enough supply of the sweetener for this year.
In a statement, Zubiri said the SRA must ensure the country has enough domestic sugar supply “to tide us over till the next crop year.”
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri (Alexis Nueva España/Senate PRIB)
In the Philippines, the sugar crop year starts in September and ends in August of the following year.