The Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC) will throw its support to incumbent House Majority Leader Rep. Martin Romualdez as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives in the upcoming 19th Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Sunday, May 15. Sotto, who ran for vice president...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III admits that he does not know what the future brings once the 18th Congress adjourns sine die on June 3. Sotto, 73, landed on third spot in the May 9, 2022 vice presidential race. He has been working for 24 years in the 24-member Senate. ‘’At the moment. I...
The search and eventual election of a Senate President in the forthcoming 19th Congress is on. But what are the qualities that the next Senate chief should possess? Senate reporters threw this poser to out-going Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, 73, who ran but ‘’lost’’ in the May 9,...
Days after winning the May 9 mayoral race in Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto said on Friday, May 13, that he has no intentions of seeking higher political positions in the near future. "Wala akong plano. I hope people will stop asking me that kasi distraction lang 'yan eh. Ang dami nating ginagawa at...
Incumbent Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte will serve her second term after beating her closest rival Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor in the May 9 election. Belmonte was proclaimed by the officers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the winner in the mayoral race on Tuesday evening, May 10....
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Tuesday, May 10 said Congress might be able to proclaim the official winners in the May 9, 2022 presidential and vice presidential race on May 27. "It's possible kung mag start kami ng (It is possible we start on May) 24, 25, 26, the third day is 26 or...
‘’The people have made their choice. I accept the will of the people.’’ Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III issued this statement as the lead of presidential candidate former Senator Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and vice presidential candidate Davao city Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio over their...
‘’We presented an alternative for a better system in governance and politics but the electorate had their minds conditioned elsewhere,’’ Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Tuesday, May 19 said. ‘’Word of honor and loyalty are of far greater importance than an election win,’’...
Incumbent Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto secured a second term to provide open and honest governance to Pasig citizens after winning in the May 9 local elections. Screenshot from Pasig News Today Live / MANILA BULLETIN He was proclaimed by the City Board of Canvassers (CBC) on Tuesday morning, May 10,...
Incumbent Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto cast his vote for the 2022 national and local elections in the polling precinct at the basketball court in Valle Verde 5, Pasig City on Monday, May 9. Photo courtesy of Khriscielle Yalao / MANILA BULLETIN The mayor arrived at around 3 p.m. and waited in line...
Vice presidential candidate and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, May 9 said the Senate and House of Representatives are ready to receive the first few copies of election returns and certificates of canvass (COCs) that would be sent to Congress itself. According to Sotto, some of these...
Questions about the declaration of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s faction as the legitimate members of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban), as well as Smartmatic’s data breach, the reshuffling of some election officers in Mindanao would be “hanging over the heads” of...
