Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he prefers to handle the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) portfolio in case he wins in the May 2022 national elections. Senate President Tito Sotto (Photo from Senate President...
Partido Reporma and presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday said he doesn’t believe that the latest Pulse Asia survey accurately reflects the voters’ sentiments on the ground. Lacson said he fully believes that the sovereign will of the people will be expressed on...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Senator Panfilo Lacson encouraged voters not to elect thieves who are running for government positions during his proclamation rally at the Imus Grandstand on Tuesday (Feb. 8). Lacson kicked off his presidential campaign in his hometown and called on his fellow...
President Rodrigo Duterte’s endorsement of a presidential and vice presidential candidates may be considered “gold” but presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and his running mate Senate President Vicente Sotto III will not rely on it. “The endorsement of President is...
The Philippine 24-member approved Monday, Jan. 31 a record 166 bills on third reading, the most bills approved in a single day in recent Senate history, if not this past decade. “I thank our presiding officer, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, for his guidance and leadership, allowing us to...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday called on members of the Senate and House of Representatives to expedite the passage into law of the measure that seeks a separate facility for prisoners convicted of heinous crimes. Sotto said Senate Bill No. 1055, or the...
The Senate will resume sessions on Monday, January 17, and tackle more than 30 measures that are either pending for approval on third and final reading, for interpellation and for sponsorship. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that among the priority measures that the Upper...
President Duterte and Senate President Vicente Sotto III got high approval ratings in the recently conducted survey by Pulse Asia on the performance ratings of top government officials. President Rodrigo Duterte and Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. (MANILA BULLETIN/Malacañang/Senate...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has signed the commitment order directing the transfer of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation officials Linconn Ong and Mohit Dargani from their detention cell at the Senate to the Pasay City Jail. The commitment order, signed by Sotto and Sen. Richard Gordon,...
Senators questioned the plan of the Presidential Broadcast Staff-Radio Television Malacañang’s (RTVM) plan to buy eight laptops next year worth P2.2-million. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the laptops would be used supposedly for video editing and for the use of the “Davao team,”...
A strong political will is needed for the national government to sell the large Muntinglupa national penitentiary and establish three regional detention centers, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto on Wednesday, Nov. 17 said. Sotto, thus, threw his support to Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon...
Vice presidential aspirant Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday admitted that having Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan as an opponent in the vice presidential race in next year’s elections is a “big deal” with his family. But Sotto said he views the situation differently from that...
