While Mayor Vico Sotto expressed appreciation for the positive posts on social media about Pasig City’s supposed P3 billion “surplus,” he clarified that the claim is inaccurate and stressed that government savings should not be seen as an accomplishment. “The P3B ‘surplus’ posts are...
Some senators are supporting the call for random drug testing in the upper chamber, following an incident of alleged marijuana use within its premises. It was Senate Minority Leader Vicente "Tito Sotto" III who first made the call. He stated that random drug testing was in effect among the Senate...
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...
