Senate President Sotto can become a “good vice president”, according to President Duterte.
On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte praised Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA).
During his public address, President Duterte lauded Sotto, whom he said can become a “good vice president”.
“With due respect to Senator Sotto, who’s also running for the vice presidency, he is a capable man, a good man, and a Filipino,” President Duterte said.
Following President Duterte’s statement during his last SONA, Sotto thanked the President for describing him as “capable” of becoming the country’s next vice president.
“I am humbled by the words of the President. I thank him profusely for mentioning me,” Sotto said in a text message to reporters.
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Meanwhile, Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Monday said that the only part that he could completely agree with President Duterte was that Sotto was a good person and could be a “good Vice President” of the Philippines.
However, Lacson said that he didn’t agree with most of the issues raised by the President in his last SONA.
“Levity aside, the legislative measures that we passed like the Free Irrigation, Free Tertiary Education, Universal Health Care and so forth are regular legislations that did not need prodding by Malacanang or by the President for Congress to pass. His banner programs, particularly anti-illegal drugs and fighting corruption, by his own admission have fallen short even of his expectations,” Lacson said.
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