Joey de Leon (Facebook) Actor-television host Joey de Leon has expressed full support to the tandem of senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III in the upcoming 2022 national elections, as he described the duo as "too/two" good. "Pagkakakilala ko kay Tito, para sa aming grupo...
In a bid to curb corruption in tricycles and traffic management in Pasig City, the local government has opened its tricycle franchising system after 12 years, which aims to give colorum tricycle drivers a chance to legalize their operations in the city. Mayor Vico Sotto Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto...
There's no going back for Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente Sotto III as they launched on Wednesday, September 8, their tandem for the 2022 national and local elections. Senators Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson and Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III bump their fists during the televised launch of their tandem...
Senators have raised concern on the government's decision to lift the travel ban despite the surge in COVID-19 cases in the Philippines. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) While daily coronavirus cases increase by the thousands locally -- over 20,000 for four consecutive days so far -- the...
Mass housing developer 8990 Holdings Inc. has appointed Atty. Anthony Vincent Sotto as its new President and CEO, effective immediately. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, 8990 said Atty. Sotto replaces Alexander Ace Sotto who had tendered his resignation as Director, Acting...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has urged authorities to rethink their approach in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly in relying on vaccines to shield the population from the virus. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate PRIB) Sotto believed the government should "change its...
Senators will not be deterred by President Duterte's statements that they should not be investigating ongoing programs of government. Senate President Vicente Sotto III bangs the gavel signifying the start of the plenary session on November 24, 2020.(Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) "The Senate is...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday, September 2, that he is willing to reach out to President Duterte about the latter's displeasure on the upper chamber's investigation on the Department of Health's (DOH) disbursement of COVID-19 funds. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III...
Government agencies should not be afraid of being called out by the Commission on Audit (COA) if they did nothing wrong or had no intention of doing so. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on COVID-19 vaccination program on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM livestream)...
The Senate decided on Wednesday, September 1, to further trim the number of employees who would be allowed to physically report for work due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in their ranks. Senate of the Philippines' plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senate President Vicente Sotto III, during...
Senators agreed that there should be a review of the procedures in tapping the Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (DBM-PS) and the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) for buying supplies for government agencies. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Senate...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III is looking at proposing a measure that would amend existing laws to make sure that "incompetent" state officials and employees would be held accountable, especially for the mismanagement of public funds and government programs. Senate President Vicente Sotto III...
