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Repeal provision of Clean Air Act – Sotto

Senate President Vicente Sotto III wants to repeal a provision in Republic Act 8749, or the Clean Air Act of 1999, which prohibits incineration...

Palace backs Sotto bill on minimum age of liability

The Palace on Thursday said it backs the proposal of Senate President Vicente Sotto III to lower the minimum age of criminal liability to...

Palace: Much ado about anthem’s line

Malacañang said there are more important things for Congress to tackle instead of amending the last line of the national anthem “Lupang Hinirang.” “We leave...

Sotto bars unruly crowd in Senate

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s “unnecessary visitors” are barred from visiting him from Friday to Sunday, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday. “What is their...

DoLE welcomes Senate proposal of 14-month pay

The labor department welcomed a proposal in the Senate granting 14th-month pay to employees in the private sector. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said DoLE...

House cool to Sotto bill on 14th month pay

At least two congressmen on Saturday said Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s bill granting 14th month pay to employees in the private sector may...

Sotto bids for own version of TRAIN 2

A watered-down version of TRAIN 2? In a bid to make it more acceptable to his fellow senators, Senate President Vicente Sotto III has created...

Sotto gets flak over ‘touchy touch’

Senate President Vicente Sotto III got flak Friday for his remarks about copping a feel—an idiom for touching someone in a sexual way without...

Senate won’t act on Cha-Cha

The proposal to amend the Constitution to shift the country toward a federal system of government is dead as a majority of the senators...

Employees to get P5k additional grant

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Monday rank and file employees of the chamber would receive an additional P5,000 monthly allowance for groceries and...

17th Congress

Senate President Vicente Sotto III banged the gavel as he opened the third Regular Session of the 17th Congress at the Senate on Monday,...

Duterte: Stop ‘no-el’ move

President Rodrigo Duterte rebuked his allies Thursday for trying to benefit from Charter change and ruled out their proposals to postpone the 2019 elections...

BOL in Rody’s court, federal test case–Sotto

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the Bangsamoro Organic Law, which will be signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday before his State of...

Sotto: We’re no ‘willing victim’ in West Philippine Sea

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Friday rejected the assertion of former Foreign Affairs secretary Albert Del Rosario that the Philippines is a willing...
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