They are entitled to their opinion. Thus said vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III to calls by elections watchdog ‘Kontra Daya’ that he and Senators Imee Marcos, Panfilo M. Lacson, Emmanuel Pacquiao and Francis Pangilinan inhibit themselves from participating in an...
The Pasig City local government held on Monday, March 28, its first quarter local health board meeting as the city continues to develop projects to further improve city health response to residents. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said that despite delays brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson wants to adopt former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol and former Senator Joseph Victor ‘’JV’’ Ejercito as his senatorial candidates. That will bring Lacson’s senatorial lineup to four. The two others are Dr. Minguita Padilla and former...
A Department of Agriculture (DA) official on Monday admitted that “big-time” personalities allegedly involved in smuggliing have called him ip when cases are being prepared against them. DA Assistant Secretary Federico Laciste Jr. confirmed this at the second hybrid hearing of the Senate...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Monday, March 28 said the Office of the President should put its foot down on the issue of smuggling at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Department of Agriculture (DA). Sotto, a vice presidential candidate, issued this statement after conducting a Senate...
Lawmakers on Tuesday, March 28 expressed fears that formaldehyde, a disinfectant and preservative in aqueous solution, could have been used on smuggled vegetables, notably carrots, because they last longer than those locally produced. During a hybrid hearing by the Senate Committee of the Whole,...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto bared on Sunday, March 27, that campaigning amid the Covid-19 pandemic is more fun but difficult as compared to 2019. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto's Facebook) "Ano ang pinagkaiba ng campaign period ngayon kumpara sa 2019? Sa isang banda, mas nakakapagod ngayon dahil...
Independent Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Saturday, March 26 lamented that he never felt the presence of his own party, Partido Reporma, since the start of the presidential campaign period last February. ‘’Kami na lang talaga ni Senate President (vice presidential candidate Vicente C. Sotto III)...
Independent presidential candidate and Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said he will reform the controversial pork barrel system as well as the ugly culture of patronage politics in the Philippines should he win the presidency in the May 2022 elections. To do this, Lacson sought the cooperation of his...
Incumbent Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Sunday, March 27 that he will disallow demolitions of homes until basic necessities and services are met in areas for relocation if he is re-elected for a second term. During a caucus at Barangay Maybunga, the mayor touched on the issue of housing,...
Senate President Vicente ‘’Tito’’ C. Sotto III today March 24 thanked Partido Reporrma for endorsing his vice presidential bid. ‘’Any endorsement is always welcome. Thank you!,’’ Sotto replied to a query that Partido Reporma president Davao del Norte Representative Pantaleon Alvarez...
Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Sotto on Friday, March 25, said that his, Mayor Joy Belmonte, and the local government’s priority for the city is still good governance and servant leadership. He made the statement during Serbisyo sa Bayan Party’s (SBP) grand proclamation rally that kicked off the...
