POSTPONED. Senate Majority Leader Miguel Zubiri suggests deferring the deliberations of the Commission on Appointments Committee on Constitutional Commission and Offices during a panel meeting on Monday (May 30, 2022). He suggested that the next administration be given a hand in appointing officials. (Photo courtesy of Senate PRIB) MANILA - The confirmation hearing of five applicants for various government posts should be deferred until the new administration takes over so it will have a hand in selecting the officials it want to work with. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday cited a similar suggestion in February 2016 by former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, saying then-President Benigno Aquino III should no longer appoint officials whose terms will outgrow his. Two Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials and five ambassadors were bypassed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) at the time. "I will tell you, ambassadors deployed abroad are representatives of the P
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday, May 19 said nobody can prevent Congress from performing Its duty to ensure the peaceful transfer of power. Zubiri stressed this amid the filing of two petitions in the Supreme Court (SC) asking it to temporarily stop the Senate and House of Rep
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday, Jan. 4 sought higher penalties on quarantine violations after filing Senate Bill 2470. The measure seeks to amend Republic Act 11332, or the Law on Reporting of Communicable Diseases, to identify quarantine violations under its prohibited acts,
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday filed a bill penalizing individuals who evade or skip mandatory quarantine set by the government during a pandemic.
Congress will work double time to pass the proposed 2022 P5 trillion national budget bill by Thursday and send the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) to President Duterte one week later, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Saturday, Dec. 11 said. Interviewed by DWIZ radio, Zubiri said the o