Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Thursday expressed concern about the integrity of the upcoming elections after lawmakers discovered the breach in the operations of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec)​ service contractor, Smartmatic. Sotto said it is necessary for the Senate...
Presidential candidate Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson has called on government agencies tasked to distribute fuel subsidies for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers to consider helping some tricycle drivers and operators without franchises because they, too, are affected by oil price increases....
After about two months of investigation and various denials from different concerned agencies, lawmakers on Thursday, March 17 confirmed that there was "indeed a security breach" in the operations of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) service contractor, Smartmatic. Senator Imee Marcos,...
The Senate Committee on Sports has been asked to cite the board members of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) in contempt for “disobeying” the Senate Committee on Sport’s order to amicably settle its differences with Philippine Olympian pole vaulter Ernest John...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto clarified on Tuesday, March 15, concerns regarding the permitted venues for holding campaign-related activities within the city as he cited the local government’s strict adherence to its non-discriminatory policy towards national candidates. In an interview with One...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Tuesday, March 15, that he aims to fully implement a universal healthcare system in the city if he is re-elected for the mayoral position in the May 2022 elections. “In the next two to three years, our goal is to really fully implement universal healthcare just...
BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has expressed support to the vice presidential bid of Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. Lacson, a member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), made the announcement on Monday, after the group announced in a meeting...
Sanchez Mira, Cagayan—Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson is convinced that holding direct conversations with the public is a much better indicator of voters’ outlook than relying on mainstream survey results, which already projected most presidential candidates on...
Partido Reporma standard-bearer Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson has said nothing is impossible for a leader who knows how to practice what he preaches, especially when it comes to the application of single standard policies aimed at eradicating the ‘endemic’ culture of corruption in government....
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III is pushing for an almost double increase in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers amid the continuous surge of prices of petroleum products. In an interview during the Lacson-Sotto tandem campaign sortie in Tuguegarao City, Sotto said the daily...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Sunday, March 13 that conducting political rallies or campaign-related events are not allowed within the premises of the Pasig City hall. Sotto, in a Twitter post, said: "Pasig City Hall premises, including quadrangle, are NOT open for any political rally. Kahit...
The local government of Pasig City held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a community eco hub in Barangay Manggahan, Pasig City on Friday, March 11. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Vico Sotto's Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN) Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto led the ceremonial rites, he was...
