Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday, May 22, received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Sotto disclosed that he has been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the ongoing inoculations of the Upper Chamber's employees. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III...
The government should launch a massive information campaign to overcome hesitancy on COVID-19 vaccines, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Friday, May 21. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) Sotto joined his colleagues who found the Department of Health's...
Pasig City has been chosen as the pilot city for the new contact tracing system created by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and Aboitiz Foundation. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto Facebook) Dubbed as Project Connect, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and officials from Aboitiz...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday announced that 73 percent of the Senate’s employees are already vaccinated. “As of today, the Senate has all the employees vaccinated at 73 percent. In other words, 73 percent of the Senate employees are already vaccinated, for the record,” Sotto...
Over P28 million worth of hemodialysis supplies and more than P1.2M worth of medicines were damaged in the fire that hit the Pasig City General Hospital (PCGH) on Wednesday, May 12, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Monday. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto (Screenshot from Mayor Vico Sotto Facebook...
The Senate will work on passing soon the bills aimed at reviving the Philippine economy, such as the proposed amendments to the Public Service Act and to the Foreign Investment Act, among others. (Senate of the Philippines) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said senators agreed on this...
The powerful bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) on Monday, May 17, confirmed the promotion of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Brigadier General Henry Dayaoen as Major General. Dayaoen’s confirmation appeared to have been rushed because he could no longer be legally promoted less than...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has expressed to Beijing's Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian his willingness to convince the Philippine government to partner with China to jointly explore the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate President Vicente Sotto III tells reporters in an online briefing on...
Only one talking head, aside from the President, should be tasked to issue statements relating to the West Philippine Sea (WPS), lest officials make a mistake about their pronouncements. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PNA/File photo) Senators gave the observation Wednesday, May 12,...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Tuesday, May 11, that he knew President Duterte was only joking when the latter said he would ride a jet ski to assert the Philippines' sovereignty. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) Duterte addressed on Monday, May 10,...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the government can make use of the humongous congressional insertions the Department of Budget and Management has tagged as “For Later Release” to meet the P20-billion requirement for the procurement of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for this year. Lacson...
More than 43,000 individuals have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto announced Sunday (May 9). He said over 20,000 senior citizens in the city have been given the first dose of the vaccine. “Pasig LGU has now vaccinated over 43K people (1st dose). Sa seniors mahigit...