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Sotto Clarifies Senate Frontliners, Not Senators, To Be Prioritized In COVID-19 Vaccinations

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Senate President Vicente Sotto III

Senate President Sotto clarifies that Senate frontliners, not senators, will be prioritized in COVID-19 vaccinations. Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday clarifies that Senate frontliners will be prioritized in COVID-19 vaccinations and not themselves. In a report on Manila Bulletin, Senate President Sotto clarified that senators were seeking COVID-19 vaccine allocation for the employees … Read more

Sotto Convinced By Galvez On Non-Disclosure Agreements Of Vaccine Deals

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Senate President Sotto was convinced by vaccine czar Sec. Galvez about the non-disclosure agreements of COVID-19 vaccine deals. Amidst questions on the price of COVID-19 vaccines procured by the Philippine government, Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday confirmed that vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. was obligated to keep silent on COVID-19 vaccine costs. … Read more

Sotto Reacts On President Duterte’s Offer To Give Pfizer Vaccine To Senators

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Senate President Vicente Sotto III

Here’s a reaction from Senate President Sotto after President Duterte offered to give Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to senators. Here’s a reaction from Senate President Vicente Sotto III after President Rodrigo Duterte offered to give Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to senators. The said offer was mentioned following reports that several elderly people in Norway died after receiving … Read more

Senate President Sotto: Charter Change ‘Nearly Impossible’, But Charter Amendments Can Be Discussed

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Charter change was “nearly impossible”, but charter amendments can be discussed, according to Senate President Sotto. Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said that charter change (Cha-cha) was “nearly impossible”, but introducing one or two amendments can be discussed. Sotto made the remark as talks on amending the 1987 Constitution re-surfaced in both the … Read more

Senate President Sotto: President Duterte Wants Party-list System ‘Removed’

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President Duterte wanted to “remove” the party-list system, according to Senate President Sotto. Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said that President Rodrigo Duterte didn’t want a term extension but rather an amendment to the party-list system under the 1987 Constitution. This, amidst speculations on why charter change (Cha-cha) deliberation was being revived in … Read more