Newly-elected Pasig City officials led by Mayor Vico Sotto, Vice Mayor Robert "Dodot" Jaworski Jr., and Rep. Roman Romulo, vowed to continue transforming Pasig into a progressive city as they were sworn in on Thursday morning, June 30. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto taking his oath in a ceremony on...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III today June 9 said he has submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman the list of 22 alleged smugglers and smuggling protectors. ‘’Pinadala ko sa Ombudsman buong committee report, nandun rekomendasyon ng Senado. kung sinu-sino mga dapat kasuhan....
Top officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) are in the list of suspected smugglers or protectors of smuggling of agri-fishery products worth P667.5-million from 2019 to 2022. The list was submitted to President-elect Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr....
Be humble, undertake researches, review or study rules of the 24-member Senator and review the traditions of the 24-member Senate and you can go no wrong. Senators-elect Mark Villar, Robin Padilla and Raffy Tulfo. (MB Photo) These, among others, were the unsolicited advice of outgoing Senate...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente Sotto III believes that it's a matter of perspective whether or not now is the best time to be in the minority bloc in the 24-member Senate. Sotto explained that now is not exactly ideal to be in the Senate minority in the coming administration considering that 31...
Photo from Adelaide 36ers Filipino sensation Kai Sotto went undrafted in the NBA 2022 Rookie Draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Friday, June 24 (Manila time). Hopes were high for the 7-foot-3 center to be included in the 58 aspirants who got their names called by NBA Commissioner...
Ever since he had the growth spurt that allowed him to reach his 7-foot-3 lean frame and give this basketball-crazy nation a real hope to see a homegrown Filipino play in the NBA, Kai Sotto wanted nothing but to get his name called in one of the brightest stage in the world of basketball. Photo...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto bade farewell to the traditional practice of naming infrastructure projects, particularly government-owned buildings, after politicians, opting instead to recognize the achievements of prominent individuals who hailed from the city. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Vico Sotto's...
Filipino NBA aspirant Kai Sotto worked out with the Indiana Pacers and had a short interview uploaded on the team’s social media just two days before the NBA Rookie Draft on Friday, June 24, (Manila time). Screenshot from Indiana Pacers' interview In the three-minute interview, Sotto talked about...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, June 21, supported calls for the cancellation of quarrying agreements in the Masungi Georeserve and the Upper Marikina Watershed. Photo from the Masungi Georeserve Sotto said in a tweet: "Pasig City is downstream of the Upper Marikina Watershed. If we don't...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Tuesday, June 21 reported that the Senate passed during the current 18th Congress over 197 of bills of national importance that were eventually signed into law. One bill was vetoed while 182 bills are awaiting action by President Duterte that might...
The Senate has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with non-governmental organization Mabuhay Shriners that aims to help indigent Filipinos seeking medical assistance. The MoU establishes a framework for cooperation, collaboration, and civic engagements between the Senate, through the Senate...
