Tag: Tito Sotto Senate president

Go gets chairmanship of two Senate panels, expresses support for Sotto’s continued leadership of chamber

(Eagle News)–Senator-elect Bong Go has expressed support for the continued leadership of Senator Tito Sotto in the Senate, saying, with the veteran senator at the helm, “we can solidify the support of the Senate to the legislative agenda” of President Rodrigo Duterte. Sotto said Go would get leadership roles in the committee on health and the committee on urban planning, housing, and resettlement, which are currently chaired by Senator JV Ejercito, who failed in his […]

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Cynthia Villar refuses to sign reso backing continued Senate presidency of Sotto

(Eagle News)–Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday, June 3, refused to sign a resolution backing the continued leadership of Senator Tito Sotto in the Senate. Villar, who was being touted by some as a replacement of Sotto, instead called off Senators Koko Pimentel and Manny Pacquiao, who had been urging their colleagues to sign the resolution drafted by Senator Panfilo Lacson. Pacquiao is a member of PDP-Laban, while Pimentel is the party president. Other incoming senators […]

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13 senators sign manifestation of support for Sotto as Senate President

  (Eagle News)–Thirteen senators have signed the manifestation expressing support for Senator Tito Sotto as the Senate President. Senator Manny Pacquiao  showed to reporters on Monday, June 3, the manifesto signed by himself; Senator Panfilo Lacson, who authored the resolution;  Senators Aquilino Pimentel III, Gregorio Honasan II,  Sherwin Gatchalian, Nancy Binay, Sonny Angara, and Joel Villanueva; Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri;  and Pro-tempore Ralph Recto, among others. During the session, Pacquiao said the number of […]

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