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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

Zubiri, Sotto Mourn Death Of Ramon Revilla Sr.

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Zubiri and Sotto mourned the death of former senator Ramon Revilla Sr. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senate President Vicente Sotto III extended their condolences to the family of former senator Ramon Revilla Sr. This, as Ramon Revilla Sr., the father of Senator Bong Revilla, passed away on Friday at exactly 5:20 in … Read more

Sotto Says Senate Now On ‘Semi-Lockdown’ Due To This

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The Senate was currently on ‘semi-lockdown’, according to Senate President Vicente Sotto III. Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday said in a message to reporters that the Senate was currently on a “semi-lockdown”. This, after Sotto earlier confirmed that two of its employees had tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). RELATED ARTICLE: Senator … Read more