Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ Zubiri (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB)
Zubiri issued the call following the delivery of million of coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines, raising the concern that these will end up spoiled in storage.
“So many vaccines have arrived in the country thanks to the efforts of Sec. Carlito Galvez and Sec. Vince Dizon. However, a lot of these vaccines are just sitting in storage, with many vaccination centers reporting a lack of people to vaccinate, under the A1 to A3 categories,” Zubiri said in his statement.
“As a matter of fact, I have been told that some vaccination centers have allowed walk-ins so as not to spoil the defrosted and opened vaccines,” he added.
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.
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.
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Published March 2, 2021, 10:33 PM
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday vowed to calendar for floor debate an upcoming committee report on bills seeking to grant President Duterte the power to suspend the scheduled increased monthly premium contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri
(Alexis Nueva España/Senate PRIB)
Passage of the measure would give respite to financially troubled citizens, Zubiri said.
Zubiri issued the statement at the start of the public hearing by the Senate health committee chaired by Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go on the scheduled increased PhilHealth monthly premium rates.