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Manila and Malabon elect first-ever female mayors; six other bets elected in NCR are incumbent lawmakers (Eagle News) – All the Metro Manila mayoralty candidates have already been proclaimed as of Wednesday May 11, due to the early canvassing of election returns of the May 9, 2022 automated elections. In the list of proclaimed Metro Manila mayors are seven women, four of whom are incumbents. They are Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Makati City mayor […]
Claims BBM-Sara Uniteam will remain a “a vigilant anti-illegal drugs campaigner” (Eagle News) –Presidential aspirant former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. said that he had tested negative in a recent cocaine test that he took on Monday, Nov. 22. He took the drug test amid allegations made by President Rodrigo Duterte that there was a presidential aspirant who was cocaine user. Marcos Jr., however, clarified that he did not felt alluded to by the […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Panfilo Lacson filed his candidacy for the presidency on Wednesday, Oct. 6, along with his running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, saying they can bring back the people’s trust in government. “Kakayahan. Katapatan, katapangan — mga katangiang taglay ng Lacson-Sotto tandem upang maibalik ang tiwala ng mga mamamayan sa ating pamahalaan,” Lacson said. Lacson said they would fight corruption inside and outside government. “Kahit minsan, hindi kami tumanggap […]
(Eagle News) — The driver of Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto passed away due to COVID-19. Sotto, who is now under quarantine with the development, made the announcement in a Facebook Live on Monday, March 15. “Nung nakaraang Biyernes ay nawalan tayo ng isang matalik na kaibigan dahil sa COVID-19, siya ‘yung driver ko kaya talagang close contact ako bagama’t sumusunod naman ako sa health protocols,” he said. “Nakikiramay tayo sa pamilya ni Kuya Vener, […]
(Eagle News) — Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., had pushed through his meeting with selected senators on Wednesday night, Jan. 20, including Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, to reveal and explain details of the contracts being negotiated for the various COVID-19 vaccines to be delivered to the country. The meeting was also attended by Senators Panfilo Lacson and Ronald dela Rosa. The meeting was in accordance with the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte […]
(Eagle News) – Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III filed a bill on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, seeking to renew the expired franchise of ABS-CBN. Senate Bill 1967 was introduced by Senator Sotto, seeking to renew for another 25 years the franchise of ABS-CBN to operate and maintain TV and radio broadcast stations in the Philippines among others which was previously granted under Republic Act. No. 7966. Sotto, in introducing the bill, cited the Social […]
Sotto, Velasco sign bill that includes funds for gov’t COVID response for next year (Eagle News) — Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have already signed the bill on the P4.506-trillion national budget for 2021 which is to be transmitted to Malacanang for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature by tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Both Senate President Vicente Sotto III and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco have already signed the General Appropriations Act […]
(Eagle News) — “A master stroke.” This was how Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III called the move by President Rodrigo Duterte to call for a special session in Congress on Oct. 13 to 16 to prevent any delays in the passage of the very important 2021 proposed national budget amounting to P4.506 trillion. The President issued Proclamation No. 1027 on Friday, Oct. 9, calling Congress to a special session to prevent any delays […]
(Eagle News) – Palace spokesperson Harry Roque chided Vice-President Leni Robredo for her 50 percent trust rating and 57 percent performance rating in the recent Pulse Asia survey, and blamed this on her alleged “politicking amid the pandemic.” In a press briefing, Roque noted that Robredo was a “far fourth” behind President Rodrigo Duterte, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto IV, and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. President Duterte was leading with a 91 percent […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate is set to probe the reported death due to COVID-19 of high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian who was a key witness against senator Leila De Lima’s alleged involvement in drug dealing inside the New Bilibid Prisons. Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said he will file a resolution to investigate JB’s death, as well as the death of other inmates inside the national penitentiary due to COVID-19. “I’m filing a reso […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Vicente Sotto III asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to formulate a flexible tuition payment scheme for private schoolsthat will make it easy for parents to enroll their children amid the economic difficulties encountered during the quarantine period. He gave this statement amid reports that more parents are now opting to enroll their childrent in public schools. Enrollment data for public schools showed that it has exceeded 7 million […]
(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto on Wednesday, June 3, urged Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to grant compensation to health workers infected by the COVID-19 virus and to the families of those who died as stipulated in the Bayanihan To Heal As One Act. In asking Duque to implement section 4, paragraph I of Republic Act 11469 in a letter, Sotto noted “no health worker and his or her family has received their supposed remuneration […]
