Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto

Koko: We need Loren in the Senate

Senate President Koko Pimentel does not want to “let go” of Sen. Loren Legarda who was being eyed to head the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Duterte asks Congress for higher budget to draft 30,000 troops to fight new ISIS threat

THE Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group is reportedly planning to create a “new security threat” in Mindanao which necessitates the deployment of additional 30,000 troops in the region.

Baka magbago isip? Sotto says Duterte trusts Faeldon for now

Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon still enjoys the trust of President Rodrigo Duterte “as of the moment.”

DILG, not Senate, should probe alleged failure of Marawi officials to prevent Maute rebellion

SENATE Majority Leader Tito Sotto is not keen on investigating the apparent failure of Marawi City officials to prevent the Maute extremist group from stockpiling it’s arms and ammunition in their area.

Trillanes faces ethics complaint for calling peers ‘puppets’, ‘cowards’

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV might soon find himself facing an ethics complaint filed against him by his own colleagues in the upper chamber after he called them names.

May iba pang kausap! Sotto: Recommendation for martial law made by military intel, not Lorenzana

It was military intelligence officials who urged President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao to address the threat posed by the Maute group, Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto said Tuesday (May 30).

A small win for Gina Lopez: Sotto confirms vote for DENR chief

Embattled Environment Secretary-designate Gina Lopez has gained a supporter in her corner as her confirmation by the Commission on Appointments faces a rough sailing.

Lawyer jumps gun on House, files ethics case vs Leila for obstruction of justice

Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto said the House leadership need not file an ethics complaint against Sen. Leila de Lima for advising her former lover to snub the Batasan probe on the proliferation of drugs in the National Bilibid Prison.