Zubiri: 'Tired' remark due to 'present condition,' will work 24/7 if needed

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday clarified his statement expressing exhaustion from working 12 hours a day. His remark came amid the coinciding schedules of the second regular session, the budget hearings and the impeachment trial in the Senate. When the impeachment court was discussing its “I am not complaining. I am just telling you the present condition,” Zubiri said when asked about his statement. He said that he and his colleagues were working overtime to finish the budget hearings and the impeachment trial. “We are working 12 hours a day, sometimes more, to finish the budget hearings and the impeachment trial,” he said. Zubiri said that he was willing to work 24/7 if needed. “I am willing to work 24/7 if needed. I am willing to work overtime to finish the budget hearings and the impeachment trial,” he said. He said that he and his colleagues were committed to their duties as senators and that they would do their best to serve the Filipino people. “We are committed to our duties as senators and we will do our best to serve the Filipino people,” he said. Zubiri said that he and his colleagues were aware of the importance of the budget hearings and the impeachment trial. “We are aware of the importance of the budget hearings and the impeachment trial,” he said. He said that he and his colleagues would do their best to ensure that the budget hearings and the impeachment trial were conducted in a fair and impartial manner. “We will do our best to ensure that the budget hearings and the impeachment trial are conducted in a fair and impartial manner,” he said. Zubiri said that he and his colleagues were committed to upholding the rule of law. “We are committed to upholding the rule of law,” he said. He said that he and his colleagues would do their best to ensure that justice was served. “We will do our best to ensure that justice is served,” he said.