(UPDATE) SENATE President Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez agreed to a truce, temporarily stopping the Charter-Change (Cha-cha) row in Congress.
MANILA, Philippines: Senate President Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri said on Wednesday that the Senate will now proceed with the hearings on Resolution of Both Houses 6 after President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. expressed doubt that people's initiative was still an option as a mode to amend the 1987 Constitution.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will appeal to the House of Representatives to stop the people's initiative (PI), Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Monday.
THE country is slowly headed toward a constitutional crisis, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri had warned as the bickering among lawmakers took a turn for the worse on Saturday when a member of the House of Representatives accused 'some senators' of undermining the integrity of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez.
MANILA, Philippines: Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez wrote to Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, reiterating full support for the Resolution of Both Houses 6 (RBH 6), which was filed at the Senate to amend some economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
Senate President Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri pressed for the filing of charges against government officials who violate the anti-red tape law which is detrimental to the foreign business climate.
SENATE President Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri is pushing for the reestablishment of the Negros Island Region as he brought together the leaders of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Siquijor to support the proposal.
SENATE President Juan Miguel Zubiri is pushing for the establishment of rice production zones (RPZs) with intensified government support. He said the country should start weaning its dependence away from imported rice and reduce the risk of food insecurity.