Senators on Monday, August 23, assailed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for again making the motor vehicle inspection system (MVIS) mandatory despite complaints from stakeholders and even President Duterte's order to suspend it. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) The matter was raised...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III will be calling for a president and vice president who would the lead the Philippines to recovery and development. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (right) and Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Courtesy of the Office of Sen....
The Senate received on Monday, August 23, the last spending plan of the Duterte administration. Senate President Vicente Sotto III received from Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Janet Abuel copies of the 2022 National Expenditure Program (NEP). Senate President Vicente...
Vice President Leni Robredo teamed up with Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto for a two-day Vaccine Express initiative to vaccinate some 4,000 members of the A5 category or the vulnerable and indigent sector in the city. Vice President Leni Robredo and Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto personally check the Vaccine...
The executive department's proposal for a P240-billion budget for coronavirus response next year might have to go through the needle hole as senators doubt its ability to fully spend it. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara, chairman...
No, it's definitely not acting. Some might think Vico Sotto would've been eager to follow in the footsteps of his parents Coney Reyes and Vic Sotto had he not been elected Pasig City Mayor. But the popular public servant revealed he is more keen on pursuing a career as teacher. In one of the...
The Senate will resume plenary sessions next week even if the government decides to extend the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Senate President Vicente Sotto III bangs the gavel to resume their hybrid plenary session on May 17, 2021. (Joseph Vidal/Senate...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Thursday, August 19, that he was not convinced with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III's explanations on the issues in his department's in handling COVID-19 response funds. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate PRIB) "No I'm not," Sotto said in a...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III could not help but also suspect irregularities in the Department of Health's (DOH) insistence that face shields should still be used with face masks. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto reacted to his...
Leyte Fourth District Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez on Wednesday confirmed she talked with Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson about running for senator in the upcoming May 2022 elections but maintained she is a member of the Partido ng Demokratikong...
The Commission on Audit's (COA) observations on the Department of Health's (DOH) disbursement of COVID-19 funds should prompt the "right people" to act, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Friday, August 13. Senate President Vicente Sotto III delivers a speech in the opening of the third...
Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) chairman and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III has wished Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso good luck as the latter takes on a new role as Aksyon Demokratiko's president. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso (Jansen Romero/MANILA...
