Sen. Migz Zubiri Expressed Sympathy to Sen. Risa Hontiveros
MIGZ ZUBIRI – The Senator extended his invitation to fellow Sen. Risa Hontiveros to join the “veterans bloc” in the Senate in 20th Congress.
Aside from Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero, incoming Sen. Tito Sotto is also open to be the Senate president in the 20th Congress if he has the numbers. He is a former Senate President who led the chamber during the 18th Congress.
Sotto was one of the winning senatorial candidates of the Alyansa Para Sa Pagbabago endorsed by the Marcos administration. Immediately after his victory in the 2025 Midterm Elections was secured, the former Senate President claimed that there are senators who want him to occupy the highest position in the Senate in the 20th Congress.
Recently, Sen. Migz Zubiri admitted his hope for a new Senate president even if Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero allegedly has at least 13 votes already. According to him, he will vote for former Senate Pres. Tito Sotto. He stressed that the upper chamber needs a leader who will steer it amid the rough waters.
Sen. Zubiri also claimed that formed a bloc composed of veteran senators and they will support Sotto for the Senate Presidency. The “veterans bloc” is composed of the following of senators:
- Migz Zubiri
- Tito Sotto
- Loren Legarda
- Ping Lacson
Recently, amid the claim of Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada that incoming senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan will allegedly join the Senate majority in the 20th Congress, Sen. Migz Zubiri expressed sympathy to Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
Based on a report on PhilStar, Zubiri extended an invitation to Hontiveros to join the “veterans bloc”. Incoming Sen. Ping Lacson claimed that the vote for the leader of the chamber will determine if a senator is part of the majority of the minority in the Senate.
“When two candidates run for the Senate presidency and you vote for the losing side, you will necessarily be part of the minority. If a senator votes for the winning side, you become part of the majority. That’s the simple definition of it,” Lacson said.
Meanwhile, based on the report, incoming Sen. Bam Aquino recently clarified that he, incoming Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, and Sen. Risa Hontiveros are “still together in the independent bloc”. The female Senator also stressed that she remains an “independent minority” senator in the 20th Congress.
Recently, Sen. Bato dela Rosa revealed the vote of the so-called Duterte bloc for the Senate presidency in the 20th Congress.