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DOH budget set aside for COVID-19 vaccines ‘too small’, says lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 09:36 PM

P2.5 billion ang nakalaan for vaccine at sa halagang P641 kada vaccine ang lumalabas po na 3.9 million ang maaaring mabigyan ng bakuna. Read more »

Zubiri details how PhilHealth losing millions due to fraud

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 02:55 PM

A doctor was allegedly asked to cough up P7.3 million in grease money while certain hospitals fielded ghost patients and padded claims, squeezing millions of pesos out of PhilHealth, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday. Read more »

'Overhaul' sa PhilHealth, iminungkahi ng ilang senador

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 06:49 PM

Iminungkahi ng ilang senador na baghuin ang mga nasa puwesto at linisin ang buong sistema sa Philippine Health Insurance Corporation kasunod ng mga paratang ng korapsyon sa ahensiya. Read more »

DOH assures Zubiri of COVID-19 testing accuracy after another virus scare

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 03:39 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday addressed the concerns of Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri after he tested positive again for COVID-19 and then tested negative in a confirmatory test. Read more »

Zubiri wants P500-billion budget for Bayanihan 2

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 02:00 PM

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Wednesday he wanter to more than triple the budget for pandemic programs under the Bayanihan 2, a version of which was passed by the upper chamber of Congress this week.  Read more »

Despite COVID-19 'complications' on Senate work, session successful - Zubiri

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 01:59 PM

MANILA - Despite "complications" the Senate faced because of the coronavirus pandemic, its just adjourned session was "remarkably productive," Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Friday.    Read more »

Broadcast frequency loss feared if ABS-CBN franchise renewal delayed

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 03:27 PM

Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday urged fellow legislators to swiftly act on ABS-CBN’s application for a new franchise, warning it might lose its broadcast frequencies as a result of congressional inaction.   Read more »

Zubiri: Plan to bring family to Bukidnon an option after COVID-19 lockdown

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 11:15 AM

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday clarified that his plan to bring his family to his home province Bukidnon for "cleaner air" is not yet final and will only be considered after the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is lifted. Read more »

Senate to honor former Sen. Heherson Alvarez when session resumes in May

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 09:44 PM

"The Senate has lost another pillar of its rich history and the saddest part is that we will not be able to properly honor him befitting an Honorable Statesman due to the COVID-19 protocols," Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Monday. Read more »

Zubiri recovers from COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 06:56 PM

Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said Sunday he recovered from the new coronavirus disease after testing negative for the respiratory illness twice. Read more »

Zubiri opts not to use current stock of COVID-19 test kits for follow-up screening

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 06:10 PM

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Thursday said he sees no need to take another coronavirus test, as recommended by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, to check if his initial swabbing was a "false positive" for COVID-19. Read more »

Zubiri shares daily routine after testing positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 11:28 PM

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said he is slowly getting used to his condition after he tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Virus spread blows lid off ‘social distance’ between poor and privileged

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 09:18 PM

High-income households have stocked up on food and other necessities while poor families were left at the mercy of promised government relief, as the Philippines rushed to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus by imposing a month-long quarantine in the entire Luzon island. Read more »

Zubiri may undergo retest for COVID-19 due to possible 'false positive': Duque

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 06:57 PM

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri who contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may have to undergo another test in case his initial swabbing was a "false positive," Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Tuesday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Enhanced community quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 05:00 AM

The Philippines is expanding quarantine measures to stop the spread of COVID-19. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today. Read more »

Senator Zubiri tests positive for COVID-19

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 08:00 PM

(UPDATE) - Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said Monday he tested positive for COVID-19, making him the Philippines' first national official who contracted the new coronavirus. Read more »

Senators go on 'precautionary' quarantine after COVID-19 patient's Senate visit

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 04:54 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Several senators have placed themselves on self-quarantine after a resource person who attended a recent Senate committee hearing tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Senate enforces 'stricter' visitation policy to curb 2019-nCoV spread

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 05:35 PM

The Senate on Monday decided to "limit" visitors entering the Senate Building to avoid the possible spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease. Read more »

Senate terminates 2020 budget debates, eyes approval next week

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 08:26 PM

The Senate on Wednesday approved the government’s P4.1-trillion budget for 2020, about a month before the chamber suspends its sessions for the yuletide holidays. Read more »

Amendments to good conduct time allowance law eyed

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 02:05 PM

MANILA - Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday said he will file a bill to seek amendments to a law which reduces a convict’s prison term due to good behavior. Read more »