


Sotto files bill seeking new franchise for ABS-CBN
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday filed a bill seeking to renew the broadcasting franchise of ABS-CBN. Sotto filed Senate Bill No. 1967 which seeks to grant ABS-CBN a 25-year license to operate its television and radio broadcasting stations nationwide....
Sotto defends construction of new Senate building
Scale model of the new Senate building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City (from Innovation PH) “Magkaiba ‘yan huwag niya idikit ‘yun.”This was Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s reaction on Wednesday to House Committee on Ways and Means chair Joey Salceda’s...
Senators nix emergency powers for Duterte to fix PhilHealth
Senators junk the proposal of congressmen to give President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to address the problems hounding beleaguered state-health agency Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) saying the president already enjoys vast powers under the...