Frontrunners in pre-elections surveys should not get too confident about their places as results could still change in the months before the May, 2022 elections, Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Wednesday, July 21. Former senator and Sorsogon Governor Francis 'Chiz' Escudero...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III has enumerated nine possible senatorial candidates that he and Senator Panfilo Lacson will support in the 2022 national 2022 national and local elections. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III Sotto, who had just confirmed his and Lacson's plan to run...
The Senate on Wednesday, July 21, declared an early dismissal of work due to the heavy rains and flooding brought about by the southwest monsoon, or "habagat", enhanced by typhoon "Fabian". The Senate of the Philippines' building in Pasay City. (Official Gazette) According to an advisory issued by...
The upcoming election tandem of Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III will not be campaigning against the Duterte administration but will be pushing for reforms that the current government failed or did not do enough. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (left) and...
They have decided. Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III will be running in tandem for the 2022 elections. Sotto confirmed to the Manila Bulletin on Tuesday, July 20, that he will run for vice president next year, with Lacson as his running mate for president....
Senate President Vicente Sotto III could not help but call out Presidential spokesman Harry Roque's "inaccuracy" in asking Congress to pass the bill addressing the abusive practice of contractualization in businesses. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) While he did not...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday, July 19, called on his fellow senators to attend their plenary sessions in person when they resume sessions next week. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Alexis Nueva España/Senate PRIB) "I'm encouraging my colleagues...
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...
Senator Panfilo Lacson assured his friends that he will not have any hard feelings if they would not join him in his campaign for the 2022 elections. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (Senate of the Philippines) Lacson, who is considering running for president next year, said he believes that this...
Potential running mates Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday night, July 14, met leaders of the Aksyon Demokratiko party, in what appears to be a part of their preparations for the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (right) and his...
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)...
Senators Vicente "Tito" Sotto III and Panfilo "Ping" Lacson welcomed on Monday, July 12, the plan of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to include social media advertisements in the computation of campaign expenses of candidates for the May, 2022 elections. (UNSPLASH) "That's a good move. The...