SEN. Juan Miguel Zubiri said he would be on vacation in June to take a break from the 'nasty backstabbing' in politics.The senator, who lost the top Senate post on May 20 when Sen. Francis Escudero unseated him, said he would be on vacation with his family for the next three weeks.'I think they deserve my undivided attention at this point,' he said. Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri gestures during the press conference held at Senate in Pasay on 18 July 2018.
Senate Minority Deputy Leader Risa Hontiveros, in a radio interview, said it was 'premature' for her to speculate whether the Solid 7 would join her and Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III.At the Palace, the President said his trust and confidence in Zubiri was unchanged as he shrugged off speculation that he had a hand in the Senate coup.In an interview, Marcos said his knowledge of Zubiri's ouster was limited to Escudero's informing him of the voting.