In recent news about the development of the state of the Reproductive Health Bill in the country, twenty Philippine senators signed an approval of the said bill. This signing of an approval means a great development for the RH Bill for it means that the bill is actually going somewhere and not neglected totally. In a previous blog entry, I listed down the name of the Senators who signed the said approval. In the next few blog entries, I will be discussing the profiles of these Senators and probably state why they signed the approval. For today, we will be looking at Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri.
Born on April 13, 1968, Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri is a Filipino politician who has served the government for more than 10 years now. He was born in Makati City, though his father is a Spanish - Illongo hailing from Bacolod City, and his mother is a Bicolana who was raised in Bukidnon. His father, Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr. is the current Governor of Bukidnon. He speaks an amazing four dialects, namely Cebuano, Tagalog, English, and Illongo. He was a Congressman from the 3rd District of Bukidnon for three consecutive terms. He is currently the Majority Leader of the Senate of the Philippines.
Miguel Zubiri completed his elementary and high school education in Colegio San Agustin - Makati. He then attended the University of the Philippines, Los Baños, graduating with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness. He is currently completing his Masters in Environment and Natural Resources Management at the University of the Philippines.
Miguel Zubiri’s political career started when he ran for the position his father will be soon vacating. After serving as his chief of staff, he won the 1998 elections and became the Representative of the 3rd District of Bukidnon. He continued to work in this position from two more terms, from 2001 to 2007. During the 2007 elections, Miguel Zubiri ran for a senate position and won the 12th and last place. His win in the said elections went through numerous hoops because of this and that issues. But finally, he was proclaimed winner despite the many allegations that he cheated. During his terms, Miguel Zubiri has held several other positions in the government that proved how good he is in his line of work.
As a senator, Miguel Zubiri has enacted a number of laws already. These laws he enacted is for the different sectors of the society and will definitely benefit many Filipinos. One other bill that he can add to the list of laws he enacted is the Reproductive Health Bill. Miguel Zubiri should see the benefits the RH Bill can provide to many people and how it will help alleviate the country’s problem of overpopulation.If he does this, he can help enact the RH Bill into a law and if the bill lives up to its goal, Miguel Zubiri can definitely help many people around the country, like he did with the other laws he enacted before.
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