Vice presidential aspirant Mayor Sara Duterte of Davao City said yesterday that she was negative to any illegal substances after taking a drug test on Wednesday, Nov. 24. 50B3404E-BB7A-4E14-B32F-F0F7E874583D “This test, I took voluntarily upon the request of my Uniteam partner, Senator Bongbong...
It's up to the election hopefuls whether or not they want to undergo drug testing. (Clockwise) Former Senator Bongbong Marcos, Senator Tito Sotto, Senator Ping Lacson (MANILA BULLETIN) This was basically Malacañang's reaction Tuesday, Nov. 23, even as it acknowledged that several aspiring...
Senators questioned the plan of the Presidential Broadcast Staff-Radio Television Malacañang’s (RTVM) plan to buy eight laptops next year worth P2.2-million. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the laptops would be used supposedly for video editing and for the use of the “Davao team,”...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III and Senator Panfilo M. Lacson today, Nov. 22 underwent an ‘’encompassing holistic drug test’’ at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to show that they are drug free as they prepare for the May 2022 national elections. The Lacson/Sotto...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has tested positive again for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a day after he physically attended the Senate plenary debates on the DND’s proposed budget for 2022. Senators who were informed of Lorenzana testing positive for the...
The Pasig City government has passed Ordinance No. 39, Series of 2021, which will create almost 1,000 regular job positions pursuant to the city’s regularization program on Nov. 11. Ordinance No. 39, “An Ordinance Creating Additional Permanent Positions for Various Departments and Offices...
A strong political will is needed for the national government to sell the large Muntinglupa national penitentiary and establish three regional detention centers, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto on Wednesday, Nov. 17 said. Sotto, thus, threw his support to Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon...
Vice presidential aspirant Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday admitted that having Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan as an opponent in the vice presidential race in next year’s elections is a “big deal” with his family. But Sotto said he views the situation differently from that...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday said he is not changing his campaign strategy despite the fact former Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is now one of his opponents in the upcoming May 2022 elections. “We will still go on with what we are...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday said he agrees that all candidates, including President Duterte, should make his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) known to the public. Sotto also said he also believes that all candidates in next year’s elections should also...
While stressing it was a parochial matter, Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday Nov. 15 defended the right of his supporters in the city of Manila to wear face masks promoting his presidential candidacy. `He also lauded the Department of the Interior and...
For almost 20 years, the village of Samahang Maralitang Tabing Ilog (SMTI) in Barangay Maybunga, Pasig City has had no electricity. The Pasig City government helped install a power line in SMTI, Maybunga and when the lights went on, held a celebration with the village on Friday, Nov. 12. Mayor Vico...
