Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto called on the public on Monday, Sept. 8, to remain vigilant and discerning amid the ongoing investigation on the anomalous flood control projects in the country. Sotto made the statement after several individuals, including spouses Curlee and Sarah Discaya, were being...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto briefly explained on Sunday, Sept. 7, how the city government allocates financial aid to its barangays -- an initiative aligned with his administration 's mandate to uplift the lives of Pasigueños and advance his anti-corruption campaign. According to him, the...
Members of the Senate minority bloc on Sunday, September 7 called for utmost transparency as they press that proponents of budget insertions in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) be publicly identified. This, as Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson named an official of the Department of Public Works...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Friday, Sept. 5, announced the integration of the PasigPass system with the national ID to create a more efficient and secure database, preventing people from using fake identities to access services meant for officially registered Pasigueños. The announcement was...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto reminded the public not to resort to violence that could injure others, following the protests outside the St. Gerrard Construction Building on Thursday morning, Sept. 4. Sotto made the statement after the protesters threw mud and spray-painted “Magnanakaw (thief)”...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, together with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Acting Sec. Giovanni Lopez, inspected the Ortigas Station site on Wednesday, Sept. 3, marking the start of the construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) which had been delayed for almost two years. During...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Wednesday, Sept. 3, said he has not received any invitation to attend the Senate probe into the alleged anomalous flood control projects but added that he would attend if invited. During a media interview at the inspection and pre-construction works of the Metro...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, Sept. 2, said that those responsible must be held accountable as authorities investigate alleged anomalies in flood control projects. His statement was made following the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Monday, Sept. 1, attended by all 15 contractors...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has filed a measure seeking to amend the existing Party-List System Act or Republic Act No. 7941, to realign the system with its original intent under the 1987 Constitution. Sotto noted that through the years, the interpretation of the law on...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson revealed on Wednesday, Aug. 27, that accreditations are being offered to contractors for a fee starting at P2 million. According to Lacson, this was being done by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), the implementing board of the Construction...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Tuesday, Aug. 26 urged public officials and whistleblowers to stand firm against alleged anomalies in multi-billion-peso flood control projects, saying fear should not hinder efforts to uncover corruption. “Protected from who? If we start...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the newly launched SumbongSaPangulo.ph website has provided a long-awaited list of flood control projects in the city, but emphasized the need for more detailed documents to ensure proper monitoring. In a social media post on Sunday, August 24 , the city mayor...
