Transcript of ambush interview with Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri

COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS

Nagkaroon ng consensus meeting, alam mo our new Sen. President Juan ponce Enrile is a consensus builder. Ayaw niya mag dictate ng mga mangyayari sa senado. Gusto niya makuha ang pulso ng new majority.

What we decided last night was we have to have taken up today. Dapat may bills tayong ipapasa at gusto niya I elect ang senate pro tempore at majority leader at kung pwede minority leader which will be decided by the smaller group of sen. Villar and Pimentel.

Yung committee revamp--- marame may gusto ng 2 or 3 malalaking committee yung iba. Kay sen. Enrile, ibibigay muna sa kanya ang kapangyarihan na makapili ng senador na ilalagay sa isang major committee at isang minor committee. So ang request lang niya gumawa ng list ng one major at one minor ng 3rd preferred committee.

Hiningi niyang kapangyarihang pumili kung sino ang ilalagay para walang tampuhan at walang magkakaroon ng selosan sa ating mga kasamahan. So the new president is in the right direction.

(kayo na po ba majority leader?) hindi pa, anything could change, so far sabi nila I will continue lang to act muna as majority leader today. Pinili ako dahil ako raw ang MR. CONGENIALITY dahil wala raw akong kaaway na senador kasi ako consensus builder din ako. Sabi nila pagpasok ko araw, araw, kaya pinili ako. I'll try o do my job to the best of my abilities.

Walang pinipiling favourite, importante lahat ng batas para sa kababayan, yan prioritize sa bagong majority of the senate.

What is in the agenda now is the budget. Important ang budget. Ang reorganization ng committee.kung di pipili ng finance chair, di mata tackle ng committee. Sabi ni Sp, deadline sa MONDAY ang committee chairmanship para makatrabaho ang mga komite.

Wala pang final list. Merong gusto. Si SEN. GORDON GUSTO ATA IS BLUE RIBBON, SI SEN. ANGARA IS FINANCE, SIYA NAMAN ANG SENIOR VICE CHAIR ALREADY. SI SEN. PING IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, ANG GUSTO IS WAYS AND MEANS BUT HE'LL ALREADY GET ACCOUNTS. SI SEN. LEGARDA EYEING FOR AGRI COMMITTEE. JAMBY IS APPLYING FOR COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT. HINIHINGI DIN NI SEN. LACSON ANG ETHICS. SI SEN. ROXAS HINIHINGI ANG COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. (MAY IBIBIGAY KAY SEN. VILLAR) absolutely. This is about 34 standing committees ako hirap dun. Kung di kaya 3 committees for each senator, meron for the minority and majority. Practice naman magbigay sa committee members. As a matter of fact before the change in leadership, ang minority had very good committees.

APPLYING dahil wala pa sa floor. Magkakarron ng botohan at yan ang more or less personalities that will be seeking that position.

Ako I'm asking for committee on cooperative, I gave up housing comtee in favour of Sen Biazon. Kasi gusto niya yun.

Usually, ang natatalo from sp, traditionally minority leadr. But up to sen. Pimentel and Villar kung sino sa kanila minority. That's what impt.

Sis en. Roxas I think will keep the Trade and Industry. But everything can still change. Hingi ni JPE full power to decide. Sa list ng preference ng majority leader.

Ang request ni SP one major, one minor muna.

Ako makikinig sa consensus ng grupo. First of all, wala pa sa committee report. Ang ibinigay sa rules, no choice but to follow and allow he debates to proceed.

(bakit kayo pumirma for enrile?) kasi isang grupo kami, I'd like to correct the impression, may grupo kami, si sen. Angara, Gordon, revilla and myself. Solid kami group of 4. nagkaroon ng collective decision na we will go with manong Johnny. Beginning ng term ko pa noong 2007, siya ang de facto leader ng majority. We have to give him our support.