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Senate honors Pasig Mayor for International Anticorruption award
The Senate today adopted a resolution commending and honoring Pasig City Mayor Victor Ma. Regis Nubla Sotto, popularly known as Vico Sotto, for being recognized by the U.S. State Department as one of the 12 International Anticorruption Champions.
Senate Resolution No. 657, introduced by Sen. Manuel Lito Lapid, was adopted in consideration with Senate Resolution No. 660, authored by Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Sen. Panfilo Lacson.
In his sponsorship speech, Lacson said Mayor Sotto has set the bar high in public service. He said Pasigueños are fortunate to have a leader who embodies wise thoughts, prudent actions and selfless intentions to advance the well-being of his constituents.
Published February 27, 2021, 4:55 PM
The Senate will push through with its scheduled hearing concerning the shootout between members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), but Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Saturday that they will not directly investigate the incident.
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Sotto clarified that the legislative inquiry set by the Senate Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Tuesday, March 2, does not intend to delve into what transpired in the recent “misencounter” between the PNP and the PDEA, but on his proposal to create a single anti-drug enforcement agency.
“Hindi naman directly imbestigasyon ang sa amin (Ours will not be a direct investigation),” he said in an interview with over radio DWIZ.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has filed resolution calling for the immediate reopening of schools in the country and the resumption of face-to-face classes.
Published February 27, 2021 2:38pm Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Saturday that he is rallying his colleagues to adopt his proposed resolution seeking to reopen the schools for in-person classes so that the country s educational system could catch up with our Asian neighbors. In filing the proposed SR No. 663 (PSRN 663), Sotto insisted “there is no substitute to face-to-face classes, which is probably the best way to arrest the decline in (education) quality” in the country. Likewise, he raised concerns about the country s education that is now lagging behind our Asian neighbors. “There are deep concerns that while countries whose students had performed well in the past international assessments are already back on track, the Philippines is still lagging behind using the blended learning method, which to many is not an effective means due to lack of access to internet and gadgets by majority of pupils and students,” Sotto said in a statement.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III
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“The benefits of having a VFA with the USA far outweigh the presumed unfavorable effects of its presence,” Sotto said in a message to reporters on February 27.
The Senate chief issued the statement after President Duterte said on Wednesday he would seek the public’s opinion on whether or not to push through with the terminaton of the VFA.
“I must be frank…I have not yet decided on what to do. Meaning to say, to abrogate or renew because I want to hear the people,” he said.
“Ang ordinaryong mamamayang (The ordinary people) can have the say,” he added.