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(Eagle News)– Senators are poised to name Tito Sotto as their new leader, after a draft resolution “expressing the sense of the Senate to reorganize its leadership and electing” him as such was signed by 13 senators, or more than half of the 24 lawmakers in the Upper House. The draft resolution aimed at naming Senate President Koko Pimentel’s successor was signed by Senators Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, JV Ejercito, Chiz Escudero, Sherwin Gatchalian, Richard […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Koko Pimentel denied there would be a change in Senate leadership on Monday, May 21. “It is not true..,” Pimentel said in a statement. He issued the statement after a report said 14 senators had signed a resolution seeking for the change. According to the report, those who signed the resolution were Senators Nancy Binay, Juan Edgardo Angara, JV Ejercito, Sherwin Gatchalian, Francis Escudero, Richard Gordon, Gregorio Honasan II, Ping Lacson, Loren […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service There will be a new Senate president possibly within the year, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Thursday, May 3. In a press conference at the weekly Kapihan sa Senado, Lacson said Senate President Koko Pimentel would eventually replace Senate President Koko Pimentel, who has already said he was to make preparations for his Senate run in the 2019 elections. “I understand that there’s already an agreement or understanding between […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto on Thursday, April 26, said he was open to assuming the Senate presidency if majority of his colleagues wanted him to do so. “I’m open to that if they give it to me. Sino naman ako para tumanggi?” Sotto asked at the Kapihan sa Senado. According to Sotto, a possible change of leadership in the Upper House has already been discussed, with sitting Senate President Koko Pimentel […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III bared on Thursday, April 26, the candidates the Nationalist People’s Coalition was likely to support in the 2019 elections. Included in the initial list were Senators Grace Poe, Nancy Binay, Cynthia Villar, Sonny Angara and Taguig Rep. Pia Cayetno. Also included were Senate President Koko Pimentel, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte and Special Assistant to the President Bong Go. Sotto said Senator Bam Aquino would […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto on Tuesday called for a Senate investigation into what he said were irregularities in the 2016 elections. In a privilege speech, Sotto noted for instance, that based on information from an “impeccable source,” election results were transmitted as early as May 8, 2016, or a day before the polls. “The transmission is being done by IP Address 10.11.5.5 to 0507.ccs.pili2016pinas.net as seen in logs of SRVCNTADNS01 server,” he said. He […]
(Eagle News) — Pinuri ng ilang senador ang ginawang pagbibitiw ni Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte. Para kay Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto, karespe-respeto ang ginawa ng bise alkalde at pagpapakita na hindi siya kapit tuko sa pwesto. Dagdag pa ni Sotto, naniniwala din ang batang Duterte sa salitang “delicadeza.” Gayundin ang paniniwala ni Senador JV Ejercito. Aniya, katapangan ang ginawa ng vice mayor sa pagbibitiw. Ito aniya ay upang hindi na niya maidamay […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday filed a cyberlibel complaint against blogger Edward Angelo Dayao after he called him and other senators “lapdogs” of Malacañang. Sotto filed the complaint before the Pasay City Prosecutors Office to take to task Dayao for his comment in his “silentnomore.ph” blog that came after Sotto and six others –Senators Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, Richard Gordon, Manny Pacquiao, Gregorio Honasan II, Juan Miguel […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Senate committee on ethics has junked the complaint filed against Senator Vicente Sotto III over his “single mom” remark against Judy Taguiwalo, whose nomination as Social Welfare Secretary was being heard by the Commission on Appointments. It was Senator Panfilo Lacson who approved the motion to junk the complaint for “lack of jurisdiction.” The complaint was filed by women’s rights groups who were offended by Sotto’s comment against […]
(Eagle News) — Senators Vicente Sotto III and Panfilo Lacson are seeking a Senate investigation into what they said was a possible violation by some “covered institutions” of the Anti Money and Laundering Act in connection with the supposed “splitting” of Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista’s 35 bank accounts in one “small thrift bank.” Lacson and Sotto filed on Thursday Resolution No. 468 “directing” the Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies to look […]
MANILA, Philippines – In the latest senatorial survey conducted by Pulse Asia, Senator Tito Sotto took the first place with 53.6% (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
