Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III today led the symbolic lowering of the time capsule at the basement of the new Senate building at the Naval Village in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III leads the symbolic lowering of the time capsule during a simple...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, June 2 said he concurs with suggestions that alert levels be lifted and wearing of face masks outdoors is optional but mandatory indoors. Sotto said he concurs with the suggestion of Joey Concepcion for government to lift the current state of...
The 24-member Senate on Wednesday, June 1 adjourned sine die the third and final session of the 18th Congress, living behind a list of invaluable service and productive performance that benefited the Filipino people. In his valedictory address, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III urged the...
After 24 years in the Senate, Senate President Vicente Sotto III bade goodbye by banging the Senate gavel one last time as a senator Wednesday, June 1 as the 18th Congress adjourned sine die. As he thanked his colleagues in his valedictory speech delivered at the start of the Senate session, Sotto...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III today (May 30) said it is better for the incoming Marcos administration to decide whether the December 5 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections shall go on as scheduled or reset them. Sotto said it would be better if next Congress should get the...
The Senate on Monday, May 30, resumed its first face-to-face session since it adopted a hybrid set up in May 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. At least 18 senators were present during the plenary session at 3 p.m. Senate President Vicente Sotto III had earlier ruled that hybrid sessions would no...
Kai Sotto is projected to land in the second round of the NBA rookie draft, according to the recent mock draft of US-based outlet Sports Illustrated. Photo from Adelaide 36ers SI reporter Brett Siegel put Sotto in the second round with the Sacramento Kings taking him 49th overall. It was the first...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III has always been one of the more sober and reasonable voices in the Senate. Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio issued the statement after thanking Sotto for his ‘’kind announcement regarding our clients Mohit Dargani and Linconn Ong, and to his adherence to the ruling...
More ballot boxes containing Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and Election Returns (ERs) for president and vice president were delivered to the Senate today (May 16). As of 7:11 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2022, the Senate received 128 COCs or 73.99 percent of the total 173 COCs expected to be transmitted...
The Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC) will throw its support to incumbent House Majority Leader Rep. Martin Romualdez as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives in the upcoming 19th Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Sunday, May 15. Sotto, who ran for vice president...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III admits that he does not know what the future brings once the 18th Congress adjourns sine die on June 3. Sotto, 73, landed on third spot in the May 9, 2022 vice presidential race. He has been working for 24 years in the 24-member Senate. ‘’At the moment. I...
The search and eventual election of a Senate President in the forthcoming 19th Congress is on. But what are the qualities that the next Senate chief should possess? Senate reporters threw this poser to out-going Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, 73, who ran but ‘’lost’’ in the May 9,...
