Senators on Tuesday, July 27 moved to commend Hidilyn Diaz and give her the highest honor for giving the Philippines it's first-ever gold medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. At least four resolutions filed by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate Minority Franklin Drilon, Senators Risa...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III is qualified to become the country's next vice president, President Duterte declared Monday. Senate President Vicente Sotto III reacts after President Duterte recognizes his capability to become the country's next vice president during his State of the Nation...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday said senators are poised to scrutinize the programs and projects of at least four government agencies in the upcoming debates on the proposed 2022 national budget. Sotto identified the agencies as the Departments of Health (DOH), Public Works and...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Sunday, July 25 assured that the leadership of Senate President Vicente Sotto III "is steady." Zubiri said this after Senator Panfilo Lacson disclosed on Saturday a supposed resolution being distributed by a member in the Majority bloc, seeking...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Sunday, July 25 denied he criticized the Duterte administration for underspending the funds under the "Bayanihan" laws which Congress rushed to pass to augment the government's COVID-19 response programs. Lacson made a clarification after he and Senate President...
President Duterte jokingly called Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III as "Vice President," a position reportedly being eyed by the lawmaker and former TV host. Senate President Tito Sotto scratches his head after President Duterte referred to him as 'Vice President' in his speech at the newly...
Malacañang welcomed the possibility of Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson running in tandem for the two highest positions in government in the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente Sotto III and President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang /Manila Bulletin)...
Senator Nancy Binay admitted she is more inclined to consider forming an alliance with the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) than she is with the Liberal Party in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Binay explained she already had experienced working before with the NPC led by Senate President...
Sorsogon Governor Francis Escudero and Antique Representative Loren Legarda on Wednesday, June 23 confirmed they would be seeking a fresh mandate in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial elections. Legarda said she is going to bring to the table her vast experience as a three-term senator in the past...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan is not closing its doors to Senator Manny Pacquiao and two other senators to be included in its list of nominees for the May 2022 elections. 1Sambayan convenor Howard Calleja revealed they are still open to talk to Pacquiao, Senator Panfilo Lacson, and Senate...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, May 31 admitted that he is considering running for vice president in the May 2022 elections. “The Office of the Vice President is something else...I have to admit I’m thinking about it unlike the other politicians who say they’re not running but...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian are now pushing a bill that would integrate a drug abuse prevention program in the curriculum of Grades 7 to 12 under the K -12 basic education system. The senators filed Senate Bill No. 2236 or the proposed Drug Abuse Prevention...
