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FORMER Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson filed their respective certificates of candidacy on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, as they seek to make a Senate comeback in the 2025 midterm election s.Reelectionists Lito Lapid and Imee Marcos also filed their COCs.Marcos, the elder sister of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., was accompanied by their mother, former First Lady Imelda and her two sons.
Sotto, a former senate president, said should he secure a senatorial seat, he will push for the passage of bills that would “right-size” the government, combat fake news, and provide 14th month pay for workers.“60 plus percent of the budget of government every year, more than P6 trillion, goes to personal services. And a big chunk also of the 40 percent goes to net servicing. So almost nothing is left to be given and distributed to our people.
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