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SOTTO, VICENTE TITO (NPC)
NATIONALIST PEOPLE'S COALITION
RUNNING FOR Vice President
Vicente Castelo Sotto III (born on August 24, 1948 in Manila), popularly known as Tito Sotto, is a politician, actor, and composer. He is the president of the Senate of the Philippines, serving since 2018.
He was elected vice mayor of Quezon City in 1988 and served for one term before his election to the Senate in 1992. He has since served four terms as senator. He also was a chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Sotto is popularly known as part of the comedy trio Tito, Vic, and Joey, and as co-host of the long-running noontime TV program Eat Bulaga. His son, Gian Carlo, is the vice mayor of Quezon City, serving since 2019, while his daughter, Diorella Maria "Lala" Sotto, is a Quezon City councilor since 2013. His nephew Vico Sotto is the mayor of Pasig City since 2019, while another nephew, Viktor Eriko "Wahoo" Sotto, is a councilor of Parañaque City since 2013.
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VICE PRESIDENT PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL
TOP QUESTIONS ABOUT TITO SOTTO'S CANDIDACY
Why was Tito Sotto accused of plagiarism?
The complaint letter of late US Senator Robert F. Kennedy's daughter is part of an ethics case that over 30 faculty members will file against Sen. Sotto for plagiarism on Tuesday.
TITO'S PROMISES AS A POLITICIAN
ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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Sotto was reacting to Pope Francis’ civil union stance in 2020 which favors LGBTQ+ couples.
This was Sotto's statement on Chinese fishermen catching fish in Philippine waters, which he later said was a tongue-in-cheek remark.
Sotto made this remark amid observations that his family had become a political dynasty.
Sotto reversed course in 2016 when he said he was no longer against the reproductive health law. He was a staunch critic of the proposal when it went through Congress.
Sotto questioned the health department’s proposed 2015 budget for drug rehabilitation centers which, he said, was not as huge compared to the allocation for family planning commodities.
Sotto was reacting to Pope Francis’ civil union stance in 2020 which favors LGBTQ+ couples.
This was Sotto's statement on Chinese fishermen catching fish in Philippine waters, which he later said was a tongue-in-cheek remark.
Sotto made this remark amid observations that his family had become a political dynasty.
Sotto reversed course in 2016 when he said he was no longer against the reproductive health law. He was a staunch critic of the proposal when it went through Congress.
Sotto questioned the health department’s proposed 2015 budget for drug rehabilitation centers which, he said, was not as huge compared to the allocation for family planning commodities.
TITO SOTTO'S STANCES ON KEY ISSUES
Make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?
Against
Sotto said in 2021 that he is against mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, as forcing people to get vaccinated tramples on their civil rights.