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Senator Miguel Zubiri attends the hearing convened by the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement on Thursday, August 14, 2025, to discuss the impacts of online gambling and various proposed measures aimed at regulating its operations or completely banning it. Voltaire F. Domingo, Senate Social Media Unit/File

Senator Miguel Zubiri attends the hearing convened by the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement on Thursday, August 14, 2025, to discuss the impacts of online gambling and various proposed measures aimed at regulating its operations or completely banning it.

For Deputy Minority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri, the accessibility and ease of transactions are the main culprits behind the growth of online gambling. He added that the seamless integration of digital wallets with online gambling platforms makes it simple for users to play. That is why he would support if the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas would ban e-wallets from being used in online gambling.
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Johnson Manabat

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177857948263720250814-senate-probe-online-gambling-SSMU.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Senator Miguel Zubiri attends the hearing convened by the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement on Thursday, August 14, 2025, to discuss the impacts of online gambling and various proposed measures aimed at regulating its operations or completely banning it. Voltaire F. Domingo, Senate Social Media Unit/File" width="960"/>Senator Miguel Zubiri attends the hearing convened by the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement on Thursday, August 14, 2025, to discuss the impacts of online gambling and various proposed measures aimed at regulating its operations or completely banning it. Voltaire F. Domingo, Senate Social Media Unit/File</div>MANILA -- Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri condemned the alleged physical harassment by several agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to a staff of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) on Monday.During the Senate session on Tuesday, Zubiri said the OSAA staff did not deserve what happened.&quot;We&#x27;re outraged. He did not deserve that,&quot; said Zubiri. &quot;Ginagawa lang po niya [ang] tungkulin niya, &#x27;yung trabaho niya bilang empleyado ng ating Senado.&quot;&quot;There should have been more proper restraint,&quot; he added. &quot;We must stand by them … I condemn what happened to our OSAA staff.&quot;&quot;If that had happened when I was around? Nakipagsuntukan din ako sa kanila -- bahala na.&quot;<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/11/bato-dela-rosa-returns-to-senate-after-months-long-absence-1522">READ: Bato dela Rosa returns to Senate after months-long absence</a></div>There was tension in the Senate on Monday, when NBI agents attempted to arrest Senator Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; dela Rosa on the strength of a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC).There was an alleged scuffle that led to the NBI agents being held in contempt, before they were returned to NBI Director Melvin Matibag&#x27;s custody. NBI personnel left the Senate past 9:00 p.m. on Monday. Matibag later said that dela Rosa <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/11/nbi-chief-matibag-dela-rosa-will-not-be-arrested-while-under-senate-custody-2308">will not be arrested</a> while he is under Senate custody.Zubiri moved that the Senate shoulder the medical expenses of the OSAA staff, but Sen. Loren Legarda stated that she is already shouldering it. Members of the Senate identified former Senate President Sen. Vicente Sotto III as the one who allowed NBI agents inside the premises to implement the ICC warrant against dela Rosa.&quot;Let the records speak for itself. Early in the morning, an NBI representative came to see me and told me they have a warrant of arrest for Sen. dela Rosa,&quot; Sotto explained. &quot;I said simply: Coordinate with OSAA.&quot;&quot;I didn&#x27;t realize that he was coming. I just thought it was simple information given to the Senate president,&quot; he added. &quot;If I had known that he was coming, I would have a different perspective.&quot;&quot;Definitely, I will not be guilty of obstruction of justice.&quot;Dela Rosa showed up to the Senate on Monday after months of absence.Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano -- who replaced Sotto -- explained the tradition in the upper chamber when one of its members is facing an arrest warrant. &quot;Ang sinabi ko, ang naging tradisyon at nirerespeto &#x27;to ng kahit na mga administrasyon na accused ng paggamit ng kamay na bakal ay nagko-coordinate first bago nila i-serve ang warrant dito,&quot; he said.&quot;In the case of Sen. Bato, it should have to be a warrant issued by a Philippine judge in a Philippine court. And still, he has to be given the right to exhaust all of his legal remedies,&quot; Cayetano added.

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri condemned the alleged physical harassment by several agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to a staff of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) on Monday.

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri condemned the alleged physical harassment by several agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to a staff of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) on Monday.

Zubiri condemns alleged physical harassment of Senate Sergeant-at-Arms staff by NBI agents

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Zubiri condemns alleged physical harassment of Senate Sergeant-at-Arms staff by NBI agents

Johnson Manabat,

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Published May 12, 2026 05:54 PM PHT

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