Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday, June 26, filed a resolution seeking to express the Upper Chamber's "profound sympathy and sincere condolences" on the passing of former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III. Former President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III (Robert...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III’s “One person, one Facebook account” proposal against troll armies may be difficult to implement without violating the data privacy right of users. Facebook logo Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite made this comment as he pointed out that Facebook is...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III is not satifisfied with how the Department of Health (DOH) justified its recommendation to keep the mandatory face shield policy. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Office of Sen. Sotto/https://vicentesotto.com) On Wednesday, Sotto filed Senate Resolution No. 757...
Threatening to arrest people over their refusal to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 will not solve the hesitancy among Filipinos of receiving the jab, Senator Joel Villanueva said. A Manila resident receives a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine during the inoculation drive at a school in...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, June 22, denied flip-flopping on the face shield policy. He pointed instead to Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Senator Joel Villanueva as having prematurely announced that the wearing of face shields will no longer be required in...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has dared investigators from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go to the Philippines to see for themselves the figures and reports about President Duterte's "war on drugs". Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) Sotto claimed that...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III slammed President Duterte's decision to retain the mandatory use of face shields, saying health experts, who recommended it, have yet to prove its effectiveness in lessening COVID-19 infection. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III "Health experts? They have...
Leaders of Congress have submitted to the executive department three scenarios to consider for holding President Duterte's last State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of new laws in Malacañang on June 16, 2021....
Senate President Vicente Sotto III raised concern on Monday, June 21, about the proliferation of so-called "troll farms" on social media ahead of the 2022 national and local elections. (Brett Jordan/UNSPLASH) Sotto said social media giant Facebook should shut down such operations at least until...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III, acting chairman of the Nationalist People's Coalition, is willing to campaign for Senator Panfilo Lacson to become the party's standard bearer in the 2022 elections. Sotto III floated this Monday, June 21, as he disclosed that leaders of the political party have...
The government should not delay the release of a unified quarantine protocol for vaccinated Filipino travelers for the sake of the Philippine economy, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Saturday, June 19. Passengers show their travel documents to authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Mayor Luis "Chavit" Singson has joined the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) in preparation for the 2022 national and local elections. Singson took his oath as a member of the NPC on Saturday morning, June 19, before NPC chairman and Senate President Vicente Sotto III....
