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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto (File photo) MANILA - Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, who was previously named as a global "anti-corruption champion" by the US State Department, got a special mention in the United States' updated Indo-Pacific thrust. In a speech outlining America's approach in the region, State Secretary Antony Blinken named Sotto as one of the US partners in promoting anti-corruption and transparency efforts. "We're finding partners in government, too, like Victor Sotto. He's the mayor of the city of Pasig in the Philippines," Blinken said in Jakarta on December 14. "Victor set up a 24/7 hotline for constituents to report cases of corruption. It has made the awarding in public contracts more transparent, has given community-based organizations a say in the way the city spends its resources," he added. Last February 2021, Sotto received the State Department's anti-corruption champions award, which recognizes individuals who ha

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