The local government unit (LGU) of Pasig City hailed the Urban Garden of Barangay San Antonio as the most sustainable urban garden in the city and named it the champion in the Sustainable Urban Gardening Contest 2021. (Photos courtesy of Barangay San Antonio's FB page) Mayor Vico Sotto personally...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, July 29, revealed that he has not met with Vice President Leni Robredo because she refused to talk about preparing for the 2022 national elections with him. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Czar Dancel / MANILA BULLETIN) Robredo, he said, feels...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III directed on Wednesday, July 28, the chamber's rules committee to look into the possibility of pushing tax exemptions for the rewards and gifts to be given to Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) During the Senate's plenary...
Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III are not inclined to adopt President Duterte's controversial "Oplan Tokhang" to address the Philippines' problem with illegal drugs. Senator Panfilo Lacson (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Lacson said Wednesday, July 28, that they...
Senators on Tuesday, July 27 moved to commend Hidilyn Diaz and give her the highest honor for giving the Philippines it's first-ever gold medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. At least four resolutions filed by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate Minority Franklin Drilon, Senators Risa...
The Pasig City local government inaugurated on Tuesday, July 27, its two new pumping stations to help ease flooding in the city during heavy rains and storms. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto Facebook) Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto led the inauguration of the Dela paz (Hakbangan Creek) and Sta. Lucia...
Senate leaders on Monday, July 26, promised to act on President Duterte's call for the passage of a law that would create the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos (DMWOF). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) During his sixth and last SONA, Duterte reiterated his appeal to...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III thanked President Duterte on Monday, July 26, for describing him as a "capable" of becoming the Philippines' next vice president. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate PRIB) "I am humbled by the words of the President. I thank him profusely for...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III is qualified to become the country's next vice president, President Duterte declared Monday. Senate President Vicente Sotto III reacts after President Duterte recognizes his capability to become the country's next vice president during his State of the Nation...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri bared Monday, July 26, that he has also accepted the invitation of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte's Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) to be one of the regional party's senatorial bets for the 2022 elections. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday said senators are poised to scrutinize the programs and projects of at least four government agencies in the upcoming debates on the proposed 2022 national budget. Sotto identified the agencies as the Departments of Health (DOH), Public Works and...
President Duterte may have been given with the "wrong" information when he was chiding lawmakers for calling out the underspending of COVID-19 response funds. President Duterte and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (Malacañang) Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III gave this assumption...
