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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 8, 2021

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Posted at Sep 09 12:10 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Lacson-Sotto launch bid for Halalan 2022

Louie Millang, handout
Updated as of Sep 08 12:55 PM

Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson and Senate President Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto III share the stage as they launch their bid for the 2022 national election. Read more »

'Korupsiyon sa gobyerno, mala-virus na ang pagkalat'

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Posted at Sep 02 08:35 PM

Inilarawan na "Planned Plunder virus" ang mga naungkat na mga kaso ng katiwalian na naimbestigahan ng Senado. Read more »

'Officials not charged because Duterte defends them'

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Updated as of Aug 27 03:04 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson did not mince words in criticizing President Rodrigo Duterte for saying the public should not believe the results of inquiries into government corruption under his administration. Read more »

'It's too early to call the race': Pollster downplays 'bandwagon effect' in pre-poll surveys

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Posted at Jul 14 06:19 PM

An independent pollster on Wednesday downplayed concerns regarding possible "bandwagon effect" of pre-election surveys, saying that previous frontrunners did not necessarily clinch the presidential polls. Read more »

5 ex-senators to run in Halalan 2022, says NPC chair Sotto

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 05:55 PM

Sotto, chairman of the Nationalist People’s Coalition, said his party supports the candidacy of the returning senators. Read more »

Write from scratch: Lawyer calls for overhaul of party-list system

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Posted at Jan 19 10:48 AM

The party-list system needs to be overhauled to ensure true representation of marginalized sectors in Congress, an election lawyer said Tuesday. Read more »

Removal of 'excessive safeguard' to embolden authorities' hunt vs terrorists: Sotto

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Posted at Jun 04 04:47 PM

Removing the hefty fine in 2007's anti-terrorism law, widely seen as crucial deterrent against abuse, will embolden authorities to go after terrorists, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said Wednesday. Read more »

Sotto: Spending for SEA Games cauldron vital but critics have a point, too

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Updated as of Nov 24 10:21 AM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he was torn between the administration and critics regarding the controversial P50-million SEA Games cauldron. Read more »

MMDA humiling ng 'police power' para mabigat na trapiko masolusyonan

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Posted at Sep 18 07:35 PM

Humiling ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority na mabigyan sila ng police power para maging mas epektibo umano ang mga enforcer sa pagpapaluwag ng trapiko. Read more »

‘Binabae na siya’: Sotto to publicize photos of Antonio Sanchez wearing skirt

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Posted at Aug 24 09:43 PM

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said photos exist of Antonio Sanchez wearing women’s clothes, which, Sotto added, confirms a fellow senator’s story. Read more »

Poe: Duterte push for death penalty may pass in Senate

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Updated as of Jul 23 01:33 AM

MANILA—Several lawmakers on Monday were at odds over President Rodrigo Duterte's fresh call to reinstate death penalty in the country. Read more »

Poe: Duterte's West PH Sea policy lacking

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Posted at Jul 23 12:28 AM

MANILA—Some lawmakers on Monday found President Rodrigo Duterte's foreign policy with China wanting, questioning how the chief executive will assert Manila's rights in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Sotto: PH may opt to withdraw from UN rights council

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Posted at Jul 15 08:56 PM

MANILA - Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Monday said Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. might seek the withdrawal of the Philippines from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), after the UNHRC passed a resolution calling for a comprehensive review of the country's drug war. Read more »