Vicente Sotto said : “It’s possible. I am told that the real problem is the budget. If they do not settle their issues, yes, the budget might be delayed. But I’d rather not meddle and speculate on what’s happening in their turf”

manilatimes Tuesday, September 22, 2020 6:56:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “I promised to send him first a copy of a bill we will come up with in coordination with the HoR (House of Representatives) before filing,”

manilatimes Friday, September 18, 2020 6:24:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “would be the most capable and effective to be the chairman of the PhilHealth’s board. The Secretary of Health is still a member of the board to provide necessary linkage to align DoH and PhilHealth,”

manilatimes Friday, September 18, 2020 6:24:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “Mabuti na lang (It’s a good thing) the Ombudsman does not rely on task forces. They have motu propio powers,”

manilatimes Wednesday, September 16, 2020 6:28:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “At times when reliable and accurate information is crucial, such as today amid the menacing health impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, media workers have set aside all fear and reason and have gone the extra mile to gather facts and figures to make the public fully aware of what is happening in their government and communities,”

bworldcom Friday, September 11, 2020 5:29:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “It is a good thing that the blue ribbon committee of the Senate has not ended the hearing on the GCTA, if you will recall,”

manilatimes Friday, September 4, 2020 6:51:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “PhilHealth is in a deep hole. How deep we are not certain yet. Unless we discover the real state of PhilHealth finances, we will never know. And that lack of knowledge is something all of us can ill-afford to have,” “Our country is in dire straits. Gross domestic product shrank 16.5 percent from a year ago, according to the national statistics agency, the worst reading in a data series going back to 1981. That is a fact,”

manilatimes Wednesday, September 2, 2020 6:57:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “No need. Anti-terror law is already in place. That was one of the reasons we passed it, we are hoping it will solve the terrorism in Mindanao,”

tribuneonline Tuesday, August 25, 2020 10:15:00 AM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “I think the Executive Department should do something about them, short of bringing in the Marines,”

manilastandardtoday Wednesday, August 19, 2020 10:51:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said ( about Panfilo Lacson ) : “Senator Lacson (said) they will reveal vital information,”

tribuneonline Tuesday, August 11, 2020 5:40:00 AM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : "Kulang ba ang Local Government Code? Ang mga pagkukulang ba kailangan Constitution ang galawin?" "If you ask me, I don't see the connection. I'm sorry,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, July 27, 2020 8:46:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “He talked with President Trump. There’s a word used by President Trump. I won’t repeat it but the President [Duterte] related it to us,”

manilastandardtoday Wednesday, July 8, 2020 10:16:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “It’s full of safeguards but strong against terrorists. Unlike the old law, it was subject to abuse by the terrorists,”

manilatimes Friday, July 3, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “Usually, the practice is that when you rise, you have to answer the questions or you have to have allow yourself [to be] interpellated… We cannot force anyone to yield the floor to anyone once he rises, unfortunately,”

manilatimes Monday, June 8, 2020 8:25:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto responded : “I don’t think it is. Definitely not,”

manilatimes Monday, June 8, 2020 8:25:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “It will just need my signature if it comes back to us after ratification then I will transmit to the President,”

manilatimes Tuesday, June 2, 2020 9:00:00 AM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “Baka maghinayang s’ya pag nag inhibit ako dahil ang ganda ng mga tanong ko sa ABS (He might regret it if I inhibit because I will have many good questions to ask about ABS-[CBN]),”

manilatimes Monday, May 18, 2020 7:58:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto added : “I am not financially interested in the business of ABS-CBN. [I] Am not a stockholder. [I] Am not a judge. [I] Am a legislator granted by the Constitution the authority to grant franchises. Besides, I suggest you listen to my interpellations before judging me,”

manilatimes Monday, May 18, 2020 7:58:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “We are very saddened by her passing. I remember her as a very passionate and strong legislator whose advocacies focused on empowering women and children through landmark legislations like the Solo Parents Act, Early Childhood Care and Development Act,”

manilatimes Monday, May 18, 2020 1:32:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “Okay naman si Senator Zubiri. Naka recover na ‘yun at saka siya ang majority leader (Senator Zubiri is okay. He already recovered and he is the majority leader),”

manilatimes Sunday, May 3, 2020 8:08:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “It’s possible. I am told that the real problem is the budget. If they do not settle their issues, yes, the budget might be delayed. But I’d rather not meddle and speculate on what’s happening in their turf”

manilatimes Tuesday, September 22, 2020 6:56:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “I promised to send him first a copy of a bill we will come up with in coordination with the HoR (House of Representatives) before filing,”

manilatimes Friday, September 18, 2020 6:24:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “would be the most capable and effective to be the chairman of the PhilHealth’s board. The Secretary of Health is still a member of the board to provide necessary linkage to align DoH and PhilHealth,”

manilatimes Friday, September 18, 2020 6:24:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “Mabuti na lang (It’s a good thing) the Ombudsman does not rely on task forces. They have motu propio powers,”

manilatimes Wednesday, September 16, 2020 6:28:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “At times when reliable and accurate information is crucial, such as today amid the menacing health impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, media workers have set aside all fear and reason and have gone the extra mile to gather facts and figures to make the public fully aware of what is happening in their government and communities,”

bworldcom Friday, September 11, 2020 5:29:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “It is a good thing that the blue ribbon committee of the Senate has not ended the hearing on the GCTA, if you will recall,”

manilatimes Friday, September 4, 2020 6:51:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “PhilHealth is in a deep hole. How deep we are not certain yet. Unless we discover the real state of PhilHealth finances, we will never know. And that lack of knowledge is something all of us can ill-afford to have,” “Our country is in dire straits. Gross domestic product shrank 16.5 percent from a year ago, according to the national statistics agency, the worst reading in a data series going back to 1981. That is a fact,”

manilatimes Wednesday, September 2, 2020 6:57:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “No need. Anti-terror law is already in place. That was one of the reasons we passed it, we are hoping it will solve the terrorism in Mindanao,”

tribuneonline Tuesday, August 25, 2020 10:15:00 AM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “I think the Executive Department should do something about them, short of bringing in the Marines,”

manilastandardtoday Wednesday, August 19, 2020 10:51:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said ( about Panfilo Lacson ) : “Senator Lacson (said) they will reveal vital information,”

tribuneonline Tuesday, August 11, 2020 5:40:00 AM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : "Kulang ba ang Local Government Code? Ang mga pagkukulang ba kailangan Constitution ang galawin?" "If you ask me, I don't see the connection. I'm sorry,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, July 27, 2020 8:46:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “He talked with President Trump. There’s a word used by President Trump. I won’t repeat it but the President [Duterte] related it to us,”

manilastandardtoday Wednesday, July 8, 2020 10:16:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “It’s full of safeguards but strong against terrorists. Unlike the old law, it was subject to abuse by the terrorists,”

manilatimes Friday, July 3, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “Usually, the practice is that when you rise, you have to answer the questions or you have to have allow yourself [to be] interpellated… We cannot force anyone to yield the floor to anyone once he rises, unfortunately,”

manilatimes Monday, June 8, 2020 8:25:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto responded : “I don’t think it is. Definitely not,”

manilatimes Monday, June 8, 2020 8:25:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “It will just need my signature if it comes back to us after ratification then I will transmit to the President,”

manilatimes Tuesday, June 2, 2020 9:00:00 AM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “Baka maghinayang s’ya pag nag inhibit ako dahil ang ganda ng mga tanong ko sa ABS (He might regret it if I inhibit because I will have many good questions to ask about ABS-[CBN]),”

manilatimes Monday, May 18, 2020 7:58:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto added : “I am not financially interested in the business of ABS-CBN. [I] Am not a stockholder. [I] Am not a judge. [I] Am a legislator granted by the Constitution the authority to grant franchises. Besides, I suggest you listen to my interpellations before judging me,”

manilatimes Monday, May 18, 2020 7:58:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “We are very saddened by her passing. I remember her as a very passionate and strong legislator whose advocacies focused on empowering women and children through landmark legislations like the Solo Parents Act, Early Childhood Care and Development Act,”

manilatimes Monday, May 18, 2020 1:32:00 PM EAT

Vicente Sotto said : “Okay naman si Senator Zubiri. Naka recover na ‘yun at saka siya ang majority leader (Senator Zubiri is okay. He already recovered and he is the majority leader),”

manilatimes Sunday, May 3, 2020 8:08:00 PM EAT