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Juan Miguel "Migz" Fernandez Zubiri (Tagalog: [hwɐn miˈɡɛl pɛɾˈnɐndɛs sʊˈbɪɾi]; born April 13, 1969) [2] is a Filipino politician serving as a Senator of the Philippines. He was the 24th Senate President of the Philippines from July 25, 2022 to May 20, 2024.
On May 20, Migz Zubiri resigned as Senate president following what he called were attacks against him that began following his opposition to the People's Initiative. [68] President Bongbong Marcos subsequently expressed support for Zubiri's replacement, Francis Escudero. [69]
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri resigns as Senate president and is replaced by Francis Escudero. [ 133 ] The Supreme Court acquits former Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap of graft and malversation charges in a case of the PDAF scam involving former Misamis Occidental Representative Marina Clarete.
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper house of Congress.The Senate is composed of 24 senators, each elected to a six-year term, renewable once, under plurality-at-large voting: on each election, the voters vote for up to twelve candidates, with the twelve candidates the highest number of votes being elected in.
[3] [4] [5] After Zubiri presumptively earned enough votes to be elected Senate president and negotiations for a term-sharing agreement failed, Villar withdrew from the contest, leaving Zubiri unopposed for the Senate presidency. [6] [7] Zubiri's term as Senate president was marked by speculation of efforts to unseat him. Such speculation was ...
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Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Cooperatives has 9 members. The President Pro Tempore , the Majority Floor Leader , and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members. Here are the members of the committee in the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020: [ 2 ]