In a bid for transparency, Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III wants all budget deliberations to be accessible to the public through livestreaming. Sotto had this to say he expressed full support for Concurrent Joint Resolution No. 4, filed by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Backed...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, Aug. 12, expressed support for Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas in backing the ongoing investigation into what President Marcos Jr. earlier described as “disturbing” findings regarding flood control projects nationwide. Sotto made the statement following a...
"Wala kong kinakampihan tulad nila (I don’t take sides like they do)." This was Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III 's response as he clapped back at Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s jab on social media, clarifying his position on Charter Change and defending...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday, Aug. 11, called out the Discaya family after the discovery of their connection to multiple flood control projects disclosed by President Marcos in a press briefing in Malacañang. The President revealed major issues in the government’s flood control...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has filed a bill giving citizens the right to information on matters of public concern and providing a mechanism for full public disclosure on all government transactions involving public interest. In filing Senate Bill No. 189, or the proposed...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Thursday, Aug. 7, said the local government is eyeing the dredging of San Agustin Creek after flash floods were reported along Urbano Velasco and nearby streets when the creek’s water level rose above the drainage lines on Wednesday, Aug. 6. “Yesterday, the...
Neophyte Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Wednesday, August 6, moved for the Senate 's dismissal of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. Citing the Supreme Court 's (SC) decision that deemed the impeachment complaint unconstitutional, Marcoleta said that it 's...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III urged the Senate Committee on Agriculture to study the possibility of the government purchasing 50% of all farmers’ output at their price. “May I suggest the Committee on Agriculture study the possibility of the government buying 50% of the...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has filed a bill proposing the creation of the Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority to further strengthen the fight against illegal drugs and drug abuse. Senate Bill No. 190, Sotto said, primarily seeks to amend Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero officially retained his post as Senate President as the 20th Congress formally opened on Monday, July 28, securing majority support from his colleagues in the Upper Chamber. Escudero was reelected by a comfortable margin during the Senate’s first plenary...
On July 11, 2025, the State of the Philippine Environment Forum brought together students, advocates, diplomats, and members of the media at the University of the Philippines College of Engineering Theater. The forum unpacked the realities facing our ecosystems—from our forests and watersheds to...
Despite the suspension of government work due to the southwest monsoon (habagat), the local government of Pasig opened its civil registry office to assist grieving families in registering the deaths of their loved ones and securing the necessary certificates. On Thursday, July 24, Pasig City Mayor...
