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{{Infobox Senator |
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| name = Juan Miguel F. Zubiri |
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| image = Migz Zubiri at Tacloban.jpg |
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| office = [[Senate of the Philippines|Senator of the Philippines]] |
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| term_start = July 14, 2007<sup>1</sup> |
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| office2 = 20th [[Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines]] |
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| president2 = [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] |
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| term_start2 = 2008 |
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| term_end2 = June 30, 2010 |
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| predecessor2 = [[Francis Pangilinan]] |
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| successor2 = [[Vicente Sotto III]] |
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| office3 = Member of the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Philippine House of Representatives]] from [[Legislative districts of Bukidnon#3rd District|Bukidnon's 3rd District]] |
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| term_start3 = June 30, 1998 |
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| term_end3 = June 30, 2007 |
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| predecessor3 = [[Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr.]] |
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| successor3 = [[Jose Zubiri III|Jose Ma. F. Zubiri III]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1968|04|13}} |
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| birth_place = [[Makati City]] |
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| nationality = [[Filipino people|Filipino]] |
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| party = [[Lakas Kampi CMD|Lakas-Kampi-CMD]] (1998–present) |
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| spouse = Audrey Tan |
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| relations = |
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| children = |
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| residence = [[Malaybalay City]], [[Bukidnon]] <br> [[Makati City]]<br> [[Muntinlupa City]] |
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| alma_mater = [[University of the Philippines Los Baños]] |
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| occupation = [[Businessman]]; [[Politician]] |
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| religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] |
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| footnotes = <sup>1</sup>Sen. Zubiri was proclaimed only on July 14, 2007 though the terms of the Senators started on June 30, 2007. |
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'''Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri''' (born April 13, 1968) is a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] politician who served as a [[Congressman]] representing the [[Legislative districts of Bukidnon#3rd District|third district of Bukidnon]] for three consecutive terms, and is now the incumbent [[Senate of the Philippines]] [[Majority Leader]], replacing Senator [[Francis Pangilinan]] on November 17, 2008.<ref>[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/133995/Zubiri-is-new-Senate-Majority-Leader gmanews.tv, Zubiri is new Senate Majority Leader]</ref> He was born in [[Makati City]], [[Philippines]] to a Spanish-Ilonggo father hailing from [[Bacolod City]] and a Bicolana mother, and was raised in the province of [[Bukidnon]]. He speaks [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]], [[tagalog language|Tagalog]], [[English language|English]], and his native [[Hiligaynon language|Ilonggo]]. His father is the incumbent [[Bukidnon]] [[List of Provincial Governors of the Philippines|Governor]] [[Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr]]. Senator Zubiri is on indefinite leave as a member of the pro-administration [[Lakas-Kampi-CMD]] political party. |
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==Education== |
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Zubiri finished elementary and high school in [[Colegio San Agustin-Makati]]. He graduated from [[University of the Philippines Los Baños]] with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness and is currently taking his Masters in Environment and Natural Resources Management at the [[University of the Philippines]]. |
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==Political career== |
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After serving as chief of staff of his father, Rep. (now Bukidnon Governor) Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr. from 1995-1998, he ran for the seat to be vacated by his father in the 1998 general elections representing the [[Legislative districts of Bukidnon#3rd District|third district of Bukidnon]]. Winning easily in that election, he served his first term in the [[10th Congress of the Philippines|10th Congress]]. He was subsequently re-elected to the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Philippine House of Representatives]] in the 2001 and 2004 elections, serving three terms during which he passed numerous landmark laws, earning him the distinction of being named one of the most prolific legislators. |
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After serving as a [[Congressman]] for three-terms, he was drafted by [[Lakas CMD]] to be one of their candidates in the pro-administration [[TEAM Unity|Team Unity]] ticket in the 2007 mid-term elections. |
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In the final tally for the 2007 senatorial race by the [[Comelec|Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec)]], Rep. Zubirihad narrowly defeated opposition candidate [[Aquilino Pimentel III]] for the 12th and last slot in the Senate. Zubiri had a total of 11,001,730 votes against Pimentel's 10,983,358 votes.<ref>[http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20070714hed3.html The Philippine Daily Tribune]</ref> The margin of some 18,372 votes was hotly contested, particularly the votes from the southern Philippine province of [[Maguindanao]], where Pimentel had lost heavily to Zubiri. |
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Claiming the votes in [[Maguindanao]] were tainted,<ref>[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=82880 ABS-CBN News]</ref> Pimentel petitioned the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Philippine Supreme Court]] to invalidate the votes from Maguindanao, effectively disenfranchising a whole province. The Supreme Court voted unanimously 14 -0 against Pimentel and allowed the COMELEC (Commission on Elections) to count the votes in Zubiri's favor. Pimentel then returned to the Supreme Court for the second time. This time, he petitioned them to issue a restraining order against the proclamation of Zubiri. After oral arguments however the High Tribunal again voted to uphold the COMELEC's decision to proclaim Zubiri, consequently failing to grant Pimentel's petition.<ref>[http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=76486 Inquirer.net, SC paves way for Zubiri proclamation]</ref> The next day, July 14, 2007, Zubiri was duly proclaimed elected to the [[Senate of the Philippines|Philippine Senate]]. However, the Court's judgment did not prevent Pimentel from bringing his poll protests to the Senate Electoral Tribunal. |
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On March 14, 2008, the Supreme Court in a 40-page decision penned by Associate Justice [[Minita Chico-Nazario]], dismissed [[Aquilino Pimentel III]]'s petition to stop the Commission on Elections from canvassing votes from the province of [[Maguindanao]],<ref>[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/84882/Zubiri-SC-decision-a-big-morale-booster www.gmanews.tv, Zubiri: SC decision a big morale booster]</ref> a definite morale booster for Senator Zubiri. |
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More recently, he has been advocating a more in depth study of biofuels in order to prevent food shortages all the while allowing the production of alternative clean energy and biofuels so as to lessen dependence on imported oil and allow the Philippine economy a new avenue of economic success, especially in this day and age of constant rising oil prices.<ref>[http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008040233&type=2 - Philstar.com- Food vs. Fuel issue not applicable to RP]</ref> |
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====SET resolution==== |
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{{main|Pimentel III vs. Zubiri Senate Electoral Protest}} |
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The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on June 19, 2008 resolved to proceed with the election protest of Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III: "Indeed, there is reasonable ground to believe that the final outcome of the case could affect the officially proclaimed results of the 12th senatorial position in the May 14, 2007 national elections, hence, the election protest case deserves further proceedings by the tribunal."<ref>[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=122283 abs-cbnnews.com, Tribunal finds basis to proceed with Koko 2007 elections protest]</ref> |
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==Other Positions Held== |
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* Governor of the [[Philippine National Red Cross]] |
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* Member, Rotary Club of Makati |
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* Governor, Ranchers' Club Philippines 1989- [[University of the Philippines Los Banos]] chapter |
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* Chairman, [[Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines]] Bukidnon Chapter |
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* Chairman, Paglaum Foundation |
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* Member, [[Upsilon Phi Sigma]] [[Fraternity and Sorority]] (founded 1935) |
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* President of the KATALA Foundation |
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* President of the Philippine Deer Foundation |
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==Laws== |
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* Biofuels Act |
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* The Magna Carta for Private School Teachers |
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* Act Providing for a Magna Carta of Students |
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* Act Instituting the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, Repealing Republic Act No. 6425, as Amended |
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* Rent Control Law |
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* AFP Rate Base Pay Increase |
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* Wildlife Conservation Act |
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* Renewable Energy Act |
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* Cooperative Code of the Philippines |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://migzzubiri.org/index.php Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri's Official Website] |
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* [http://www.senate.gov.ph Official Website of the Senate of the Philippines] |
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before= [[Francis Pangilinan]] | |
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title= [[Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines]] | |
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before= Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr. | |
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title= [[Congressional districts of Bukidnon#3rd District|Representative, 3rd District of Bukidnon]] | |
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years= 1998–2007 | |
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after= [[Jose Ma. R. Zubiri III]] |
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