Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he has nothing to say to fellow vice presidential candidates who have been calling on to solidify their votes for him in order to defeat Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente Sotto III during the Comelec's...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he is against the policy of "tandem voting" saying he believes a system of check and balance must be in place in government. “Hindi ako sang-ayon (I don’t agree with it) practically because check and balance eh. Mas maganda nga may (it’s much better if...
Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Sunday rejected insinuations he has forged an alliance with the Duterte administration. Sotto insisted that he has remained independent in his stand on issues, and has always been neutral, as far as he is concerned. Sotto...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has in its custody a former employee of Smartmatic who allegedly brought out confidential information related to the forthcoming May 9, 2022 national and local elections. Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Friday, March 18 said this information was...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Thursday expressed concern about the integrity of the upcoming elections after lawmakers discovered the breach in the operations of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec)​ service contractor, Smartmatic. Sotto said it is necessary for the Senate...
After about two months of investigation and various denials from different concerned agencies, lawmakers on Thursday, March 17 confirmed that there was "indeed a security breach" in the operations of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) service contractor, Smartmatic. Senator Imee Marcos,...
The Senate Committee on Sports has been asked to cite the board members of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) in contempt for “disobeying” the Senate Committee on Sport’s order to amicably settle its differences with Philippine Olympian pole vaulter Ernest John...
BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has expressed support to the vice presidential bid of Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. Lacson, a member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), made the announcement on Monday, after the group announced in a meeting...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III is pushing for an almost double increase in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers amid the continuous surge of prices of petroleum products. In an interview during the Lacson-Sotto tandem campaign sortie in Tuguegarao City, Sotto said the daily...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, March 10 pushed for the suspension of ‘e-sabong’ (cockfighting) operations, as he underscored the authority of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) tto ‘motu propio’ act on the recommendation of the Senate committee on...
The Lacson-Sotto tandem on Wednesday, March 9 resumed its regular campaign activities with a visit to Pasig City where they met its local government officials led by re-electionist Mayor Victor Maria Regis ‘Vico’ Sotto. Partido Reporma standard-bearer Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson and his running...
The Nacionalist People’s Coalition (NPC) has yet to reach a consensus on whether or not to support the presidential bid of Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Tuesday. “We were not able to get a definite consensus yet. Automatic ang pag support sa...
