Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III is willing to relinquish his post if he no longer has the support of the majority of senators, he said Saturday (January 9).
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has rejected the suggestion to add the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict’s (NTF-ELCAC’s) P19-billion budget for 2021 to the country’s calamity fund.
Thanks perhaps to their strong name recall as showbiz personalities, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III are on top of voters’ minds as possible contenders for the vice presidency, according to Pulse Asia’s early survey on likely vice presidential contenders.
House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco has vowed to approve on third and final reading the proposed 2021 national budget on October 16, the last day before Congress on a month-long break.
The passage of the P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021 may be affected by the speakership tug of war between House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III warned Saturday (October 3).
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said Tuesday (September 15) he was “dumbfounded” by the exclusion of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III from the list of government officials that an inter-agency task force recommended for prosecution over the alleged anomalies in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has filed a bill granting more benefits and protection to media workers in recognition of their role in nation building.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III sees no need for the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to regulate content on Netflix and other streaming platforms.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III expects the bill declaring September 11 a holiday in Ilocos Norte in honor of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to breeze through the Senate.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III advised Health Secretary Francisco Duque III Wednesday (September 2) to get a good lawyer after the Senate Committee of the Whole recommended the filing of graft charges against him over Philhealth’s advancement of payment to hospitals.
Senator Pia Cayetano cried foul Thursday (August 20) after Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III called their colleagues “selfless” after intense discussions of the bicameral conference committee on the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act.
The Senate will wrap up its investigation on anomalies within Philhealth as senators were already fed up with the “carousel of denials and lies.”
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III is waiting for President Rodrigo Duterte to get mad at Philhealth officials following exposes about alleged irregularities within the agency.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr. has received the backing of Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III after engaging in a Twitter tussle with a Malaysian diplomat over the Philippines’ claim in Sabah.
MANILA – Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has scored Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta over a proposal for a government takeover of broadcast facilities of the embattled network giant ABS-CBN amid questions surrounding the real score behind the validity of its land title.
MANILA – Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III recently filed a measure seeking to grant immunity to private employers against potential coronavirus pandemic-related lawsuits from their employees who contracted the dreaded virus in the workplace.
Malacañang on Saturday (June 13) distanced President Rodrigo Duterte from the controversial anti-terrorism bill awaiting his signature as protests against it mount.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III scored Wednesday (June 3) critics of the new anti-terrorism bill, which is now up for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature.
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has been ordered to physically attend session at the Senate next week after he rejoiced at the brief session held Tuesday (May 26).
At least two senators are having second thoughts about going to the Senate on Monday (May 4) for the resumption of sessions due to the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has bristled at the suggestion of Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor for the senators’ 2020 budget to be slashed because they don’t have defined constituents.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III is set to receive a report Thursday (September 5) about the anonymous texter who supposedly informed the wife of convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez that he will be released soon.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III believes “heads will roll” at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) over the controversy over the grant of good behavior credits to convicts of heinous crimes.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III believes corruption will only be eradicated in the Philippines if a “benevolent dictator” becomes president.
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