Tito Sotto
Sotto in 2018
23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines
In office May 22, 2018 – June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Aquilino Pimentel III
Succeeded by	Migz Zubiri
Senate Majority Leader
In office July 25, 2016 – May 21, 2018
Preceded by	Alan Peter Cayetano
Succeeded by	Migz Zubiri
In office July 26, 2010 – July 22, 2013
Preceded by	Migz Zubiri
Succeeded by	Gregorio Honasan (acting)
Senate Minority Leader
In office July 28, 2014 – August 24, 2015
Preceded by	Juan Ponce Enrile
Succeeded by	Juan Ponce Enrile
In office June 3, 2002 – June 30, 2004
Preceded by	Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Succeeded by	Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Senator of the Philippines
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2022
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2004
Chairman of theDangerous Drugs Board
In office July 2008 – November 2009
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Anselmo Avenido Jr.
Succeeded by	Antonio Villar Jr.
12thVice Mayor of Quezon City
In office February 2, 1988 – January 1, 1992
Mayor	Brigido Simon, Jr.
Preceded by	Amado Zabala (OIC)
Succeeded by	Alicia Herrera (OIC)
Personal details
Born	Vicente Castelo Sotto III (1948-08-24)August 24, 1948 (age 76) Manila, Philippines
Political party	NPC (2007–present)
Other political affiliations	LDP (1988–2007)
Spouse	Helen Gamboa ​ (m. 1969)​ [1]
Children	4 (includingGian,Lala, andCiara)
Relatives	Sotto family
Residence(s)	Quezon City,Metro Manila
Alma mater	Colegio de San Juan de Letran (BA)
Signature
Nickname	Tito
Military service
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch/service	Philippine Army Philippine Constabulary
Years of service	2013–present (PAR) 1998–2013 (PCR)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel Major
Commands	1502nd Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve)
Musical career
Also known as	Tito Sen
Genres	OPM,Manila sound
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1960–1988
Musical artist
Sports career
Country	Philippines
Sport	Bowling
Medal record Representing Philippines Men'sBowling Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Trios

Vicente Castelo Sotto III (Tagalog pronunciation:[ˈsɔtɔ]; born August 24, 1948), professionally known asTito Sotto and also known asTito Sen orTito XN, is a Filipino politician, actor, entertainer and athlete who served as the 23rdSenate President from 2018 to 2022. Before that, he had two stints each asSenate Majority Leader andSenate Minority Leader. He served a total of four terms in theSenate: 1992 to 2004 and 2010 to 2022, tying the record for the longest-serving Senator withLorenzo Tañada andFranklin Drilon. In between his stints in the Senate, he led theDangerous Drugs Board for a year. He became the Vice Mayor ofQuezon City from 1988 to 1992, and unsuccessfully ran for vice president in the2022 elections asPanfilo Lacson's running mate.

Beyond politics, Sotto is an accomplished songwriter, known for founding the iconic musical groupVST & Co. alongside his brothersVic andVal Sotto, which is considered one of the best Filipino bands of all-time and the "pioneer of theManila sound".

In television, he is known as a co-host ofEat Bulaga!, the longest-running variety show in Philippine television history,^[2] and has appeared in numerous television shows and films as an actor. He is colloquially dubbed as "Tito Sen" by the audience.

As an athlete, Sotto was also a member of the Philippine national bowling team, representing the country several times at theAMF World Cup. He notably won a bronze medal in the1978 Asian Games.^[2]

Sotto^[3] was born on August 24, 1948^[2] to Marcelino Antonio "Nonong" Ojeda Sotto Sr. (1916-1999) and Dr. Herminia Castelo Sotto.^[2] His siblings areValmar (born 1945),Marvic Valentin (born 1954), and Marcelino Antonio Jr. (born 1951).^[4]

Sotto's paternal grandfather and namesake was former senatorVicente Sotto (1877–1950), the main author of the Press Freedom Law, whose brother,Filemon (1872–1966) also served as a senator and was one of those who drafted the1935 Constitution.^[5][6]

Sotto studied atColegio de San Juan de Letran inIntramuros,Manila for his elementary, high school, and college education, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in English.^[7]

Sotto's career started in the 1960s when he joined the combo Tilt Down Men; one of its members was his brother Val. The band played covers ofthe Dave Clark Five and later he became the vice president ofVicor Music Corporation. Vicor founder Orly Ilacad also had a career in the 1960s like Sotto, Orly Ilacad & the Ramrods. In 1977, he was the vocalist for the short-lived group Bluejeans. He wrote the music for "Balatkayo" by Anthony Castelo which was Castelo's hit. He also formed theManila sound group VST & Company on which the meaning of VST were his initials.^[2] Among his notable compositions is "Magkaisa", which is recognized as one of the anthems of the 1986People Power Revolution.^[2][8]

Sotto was vice mayor of Quezon City from 1988 to 1992.^[2] He founded the Vice-Mayors' League of the Philippines and served as its first president.^[2] During this period, Sotto was also named Vice Chairman of Citizens' Drugwatch.^[2]

Sotto was elected to theSenate of the Philippines in the1992 senatorial election, topping the tally with nearly 12 million votes, more than 3 million more than his second place ranker.^[2] This made him the third member of his family to enter the Senate, after his grandfatherVicente Sotto and granduncleFilemon Sotto.^[2] He served as AssistantMajority Floor Leader, was a member of the Commission on Appointments, and served as chairman on several senate committees. In the1998 senatorial election, Sotto earned another term in the Senate with a third place finish, the best result among senators vying for re-election.^[2]

From April 30 to May 1, 2001, together withJuan Ponce Enrile,Gregorio Honasan, Panfilo Lacson andMiriam Defensor Santiago, he led theEDSA III protests in support ofJoseph Estrada.^[9][10] On May 1, 2001, the protesters stormedMalacañang Palace.^[10]

In spite of this, he ran for another term in the Senate in 2007 under theTEAM Unity coalition backed by theArroyo administration, but was unsuccessful, finishing in 19th place.^[11]

Sotto was appointed by PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo as a member of the board of directors and acting chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board on July 4, 2008, succeeding Anselmo Avenido whose term was expiring that day.^[12] The appointment was just over one year after his failed 2007 senatorial bid. Philippine election laws forbid defeated candidates from being appointed to government posts within a year of the election.^[12] He served until November 2009.^[13]

In late 2009, he resigned as chair of theDangerous Drugs Board to file his certificate of candidacy as Senator, seeking a comeback to the Senate. He ran under theNationalist People's Coalition party but campaigned alone because he was not included on any ticket. During the campaign period, he was notably endorsed byKris Aquino.

After the conclusion of the2010 Philippine Senate election, Sotto won a seat and placed ninth among twelve winning candidates with roughly twelve million votes, giving him his third non-consecutive term in the upper house.

Upon the commencement of the15th Congress on July 26, 2010, he was elected by the majority of his fellow senators as theMajority Leader of the Senate as well as theChairman of itsCommittee on Rules, thus he manages the legislative affairs of the Senate, particularly on the floor during the sessions. He was also one of the 20 senators that voted to convictChief JusticeRenato Corona and to remove him from office on May 29 of that year.

In July 2013, at the end of the15th congress, Sotto resigned as theMajority Leader following the resignation of Juan Ponce Enrile, his staunch political mentor, as Senate President. Enrile resigned due to allegations of misusing the Senate funds. Then assistant majority leader SenatorGregorio Honasan became the acting Majority Leader following Sotto's resignation.^[14]

On the commencement of the session of the16th Congress, on July 22, 2013, Sotto became part of the new Senate minority group.^[15] He was chosen by his colleagues in the minority to be the Deputy Floor Leader, second-in-command to Enrile who became theMinority Leader. In July 2014, following Enrile's arrest on charges ofplunder relating to thepork barrel scam, Sotto became the acting Minority Floor Leader.^[16] Enrile resumed his position as the Minority Floor Leader after he was granted bail by theSupreme Court in August 2015.^[17]

In 2013, Sotto filed a bill that would mandate all government and non-government employees to receive a 14th month of annual salary.^[18] Responding to theDepartment of Labor and Employment claims that the bill would worsen unemployment if implemented, Sotto said that the existing 13th month pay is not truly a bonus because there are actually 13 months in a year.^[18] "There are 52 weeks in a year divide it by four weeks in a month. Thirteen months."^[18]

Senator Sotto was re-elected in the2016 elections. With 17.2 million votes, he finished in third place for the twelve contested senate seats.^[19][20] On July 25, 2016, during the opening of the17th Congress, Sotto was again elected as Majority Leader.^[21] He was also elected as chairman of theSenate committee on rules and theSenate committee on ethics and privileges.^[21][22][23] Being a member of theNPC, Sotto is part of the "supermajority" coalition led by thePDP–Laban, the political party of PresidentRodrigo Duterte and Senate PresidentAquilino Pimentel III.^[21][24]

Sotto has expressed his support for the revival of thedeath penalty for "high level drug trafficking".^[25][26][27]

On May 3, 2017, during theCommission on Appointments' (CA) hearing onJudy Taguiwalo's appointment asSecretary of Social Welfare and Development, Sotto, a member of the CA, made controversial remarks which seemed to belittle Taguiwalo for being asingle parent.^{[28][29][30][31][32]}

One of Taguiwalo's daughters demanded a public apology from Sotto over his offensive remarks, asserting that "no woman deserves that kind of treatment".^[32] TheGabriela Women's Party also demanded a public apology, claiming that Sotto "went out of bounds" insulting solo parents and insinuating malice at Taguiwalo.^[31][29][33] TheCommission on Human Rights condemned the remarks, saying: "It is deplorable that such a comment came from an elected senator and that it elicited laughter from the halls of the Congress. The incident shows how those charged by law to protect women from discrimination often forget and unwittingly become promoters of discrimination themselves".^[34] A statement from thePhilippine Commission on Women called the incident "a mockery of a woman's circumstance as a solo parent as [the] status has nothing to do with her professional qualifications."^[34]RepresentativesAntonio Tinio (ACT Teachers Partylist) and Ariel Casilao (Anakpawis) deprecated the behavior of their colleagues in Congress for tolerating Sotto's remarks.^[34] Filipinonetizens also criticized Sotto, who became a trending topic on Twitter that day.^[28][30][35] Some social media users even reminded him that his daughter,Ciara Sotto, is also a single mother.^[36] Singer-actressLea Salonga, who was single-handedly raised by her mother, decried Sotto's remarks. Celebrity single mothersPokwang,LJ Reyes,Geneva Cruz, andClaudine Barretto also denounced Sotto's remarks and expressed support for single mothers.^[37][38]

In an interview after the hearing, Sotto apologized and claimed that Taguiwalo was not offended by his remarks. He reasoned that perhaps people were just "overly sensitive" and did not "understand the joke".^{[29][39][40][41]} He also added:

"I will be the last person in this country to disrespect a woman because my mother was one of the founders of the Women's Rights Movement … I have two daughters who are separated, single, and have children so I don't think there should be big fuss about it."^[29][39][41]

On May 4, Secretary Judy Taguiwalo accepted Sotto's apology, but clarified that "the apology does not fully capture the extent of the gravity of what his 'joke' implied." She also asserted that despite accepting Sotto's apology, she will not toleratemisogyny, anti-women comments, and attacks towards solo parents. Taguiwalo also thanked Sotto for supporting her confirmation asDSWD secretary. She, however, also thanked those who expressed their condemnation of Sotto's statements, and those who supported her and all solo parents.^[42][43]

Despite Sotto's apology, and Taguiwalo's acceptance thereof, eight women's and workers’ groups filed an ethics complaint against the senator on May 10, 2017. Among these groups wereCoalition Against Trafficking in Women – Asia Pacific andPartido ng Manggagawa. The said groups claimed that the aforementioned apology was insincere and that Sotto normalized patriarchal views and trivialized the abandonment of responsibility over children. The complaint was filed with the Senate committee on ethics and privileges, of which Sotto is the chairman. Sotto welcomed the complaint and declared his intention to go on leave from his committee as soon as he receives the complaint officially.^[44][45][46]

On May 9, the Federation of Solo Parents inLuzvimin (FSPL) approached Senator Sotto in his office and requested his support for the passage of amendments to Republic Act No. 8972, or the Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2000. These amendments included discounts on medicine, hospitalization fees, clothing, tuition, milk, and vitamins for solo parents and their children. In a statement, Sotto said that he is "ready and willing" to fight for the rights of single parents and assured the group that the amendments will be passed before December 2017.^[47][48][49]

On August 7, 2017, Sotto filed a resolution for theSenate Blue Ribbon committee to investigate the alleged unexplained wealth ofCommission on Elections ChairmanAndres Bautista.^[50][51]

At the start of the18th Congress in 2019, Sotto regained his position as the 3rd highest ranking official in the Philippine government after he was re-elected as its Senate President. Sen. Panfilo Lacson administered the oath of Sotto. In his valedictory speech, he emphasized that the Senate will continue to be as independent but yet cooperative in the plans of theDuterte administration. Sotto, who served as Majority Floor Leader in his years way back in the Senate secured the support of his co-senators especially those in the majority. On the other hand, SenatorsRalph Recto,Migz Zubiri andFranklin Drilon also regained their post after they were re-elected as Senate President Pro-Tempore, Majority Floor Leader and Minority Floor Leader, respectively.

On March 23, 2021, Sotto stated that he and fellow SenatorPanfilo Lacson were being persuaded to form a tandem,^[52] but the two senior legislators were still reluctant on deciding if they will file a candidacy together or individually, and when he was asked in an interview if he would run for higher office in the coming elections since he is term-limited and barred from running a third consecutive term as Senator, Sotto said that he is still undecided.^[52]

In May 2021, Sotto revealed his contemplation on running forvice president in 2022 during a television interview on theABS-CBN News Channel (ANC).^[53][54] Later on June 7, Sotto declared that if Panfilo Lacson decides to run for president in the 2022 election, he will "definitely" run as vice president in tandem with Lacson.^[54] By July 20, Sotto and Lacson made a press release revealing that they will run as a tandem in 2022,^[55] with the formal launch of their candidacies being held on September 8, the first campaign launch to be taped and edited before broadcast in Philippine history.^[56]

Sotto and Lacson's platforms include restoring trust in the government and a better lifestyle for Filipinos,^[57] with solutions that revolved around addressing corruption. Sotto and Lacson planned to initiate an anti-corruption drive, reform the national budget, and digitalize government services.^[58]

Sotto only placed 3rd in the unofficial tally, eventually losing toDavao CityMayorSara Duterte.^[59][60][61] On the next day, Sotto officially conceded, being quoted “The people have made their choice. I accept the will of the People,” he said.^[62] Meanwhile his running mate Lacson, on the other hand, also lost his bid for president toBongbong Marcos, placing fifth with nearly a million votes.^[61]

Sotto has been described as a conservative by the local media^{[63][64][65][66]} because of his positions regarding social issues, owing to his Roman Catholic background. He has vocally expressed his opposition against measures on reproductive health and women's rights.^[67][68]

Sotto had been pushing for the restoration of thedeath penalty since he took office as a senator in 1992. He changed his stance on the penalty in 2021 when he entered the vice-presidential race in the upcoming 2022 presidential election, believinglife imprisonment to be a better alternative. He and his presidential running mate Panfilo Lacson agree that the issue should be concentrated onimproving jail conditions, advocating the construction of regional penitentiaries where criminals convicted of a heinous crime could be incarcerated if not inNew Bilibid Prison.^[69]

In 1982, the 15-year-old actress Pepsi Paloma accused Sotto's brother Vic Sotto and comediansJoey de Leon andRichie D'Horsie of gang raping and taking photos of her on June 21 in a room at the Sulo Hotel in Quezon City.^[70][71] On July 31, Rey dela Cruz, Paloma's talent manager, lodged a formal complaint with Defense MinisterJuan Ponce Enrile. On August 18, Paloma filed charges of rape and acts of lasciviousness against the three television personalities before the Quezon City fiscal's office.^[72] The crime of rape at the time, carried the death penalty in the Philippines, and to prevent his brother and cohorts from being sent to theelectric chair, Sotto quickly went to see Paloma while she was still securing the services ofAtty. Rene Cayetano. According to Paloma, Sotto coerced her into signing an "Affidavit of Desistance" to drop the rape charges against his brother and cohorts^[73]—Sotto had allegedly placed a pistol on the table in front of Paloma when he went to talk to her.^[74]

In exchange for the dismissal of the charges of rape, the accused issued a public apology towards Paloma, stating:

"We hope that you will not allow the error we have committed against you to stand as a stumbling block to that future which we all look forward to. We therefore ask you to find it in your heart to pardon us for the wrong which we have done against you."^[75]

Three years later, Paloma was found dead in an apparent suicide.^[76] Dela Cruz was murdered years later.^[77]

On May 29, 2018, Sotto made a request to the online news siteInquirer.net to have the March 2014 articles by United States-based columnist Rodel Rodis removed:"The rape of Pepsi Paloma"^[73] and"Was Pepsi Paloma murdered?".^[76] The articles stated that he used his political connections to influence the outcome of thePepsi Paloma rape case.^[78] After 34 years, in March 2016, Sotto denied involvement in the Pepsi Paloma rape case, stating that it was a gimmick of Dela Cruz.^[79]

In response, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) asked, "Does he believe his status and authority as Senate President give him better chances of having the stories taken down?"^[80]

On July 4, 2018,Inquirer.net took down the articles that Sotto had requested to be removed from their website.^[81][82] The NUJP condemned the takedown and issued a statement calling it "one of the darkest days in the annals of Philippine journalism".^[83]

As an unintended example of theStreisand effect, Sotto's takedown request of theInquirer.net articles renewed public interest in the Paloma gang rape case.^[84]

In 2012, Sotto was accused of plagiarizing several passages^[85] in a speech opposing theReproductive Health Bill^[86] in the Philippine Senate.^[87][88][89] Several news agencies reported that Sotto had taken the passages from a 2011 blog entry by Sarah Pope.^[90] Sotto asserted that he was quoting Natasha Campbell-McBride, who was referenced in the blog post.^[91][92] Pope, upon learning of the controversy, confirmed Sotto's plagiarism on August 16, 2012^[93] in another entry to her blog, strongly criticizing Sotto for the plagiarism, for denying it, and for his stance on contraceptives.^[94] She also remarked that she did not intend to sue.^[94] Meanwhile, Sotto's chief of staff admitted to using the blog post and failing to attribute Pope's work.^[95][96] Pope responded to the comment again criticizing Sotto's stance on the Reproductive Health Bill.^[97] On August 17, Sotto reasserted his defense saying: "I made a blanket disclosure. I mentioned beforehand my attributions, that I had many sources (of information in my speech) so I have admitted that. I have made a disclosure, so what’s their problem with that? They probably thought I’m trying to pass myself off as knowledgeable (on the subject) when in fact I’m not, supposedly, Where is the plagiarism there? They think that’s plagiarism. So come on, sue me."^[98] Villacorta said he saw nothing wrong with using Pope’s blog without attribution because it "is public domain"^[99] and "blogs are not covered by copyright.^[89][99] It is a new media and there is no jurisprudence yet."^{[88][97][99][100][101][102][103]}

A few days later,South China Morning Post journalist, Raissa Robles also called out Sotto for plagiarizing five bloggers and abriefing paper^[104][105] – which includes a blog titledThe Truth of Contraceptives,^[106] a blog titledFeminists for Choice,^[107] a blog titledTalking Sense by Marlon Ramirez,^[108] aNew York University blog publishing works bybirth control activistMargaret Sanger,^[109] and a briefing paper published by theCatholic Family and Human Rights Institute.^[110] Robles also remarked that Sotto would be championingdigital piracy, she remarked: "Atty. Villacorta said that the Internet is free. (sic) This would mean that Senator Sotto would be championing digital piracy"^[111]

On November 9, 2012,Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of late American senatorRobert F. Kennedy and president of theRobert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, wrote a public letter to Senator Sotto accusing him of flagrantly and deceptively plagiarizing the Robert F. Kennedy's 1966Day of Affirmation speech in his remarks to the Philippine Senate last September 5, 2012.^[112] Sotto has since issued an apology to theKennedy family, but tenaciously refused to admit that he committed plagiarism in his speech. Sotto reasoned that the allegedly plagiarized passage was obtained from a text message sent by a Christian leader, which he then translated intoFilipino as he found it fit for his speech without knowing that the words were Kennedy's. He also argued that he never claimed the ideas and words as his own, therefore he did not plagiarize.^[113]

Sotto was one of the two senators who have inserted provision onlibel under theCybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 or Anti-Cybercrime Law.^[114] However, he denied that he did so in retaliation for the "cyberbullying" he received from Filipinonetizens who criticized his alleged plagiarisms. Instead, he claimed that he intended to penalize those who releasecelebrity sex tapes and to allow the corresponding victims to seek redress.^{[115][116][117]}

Sotto is married toHelen Gamboa, a beauty queen, actress, and singer.^[2][4] They have four children includingGian Carlo andCiara, and eight grandchildren, including Vicente IV.^[2][4][118] Sotto is a devoutCatholic.^[7]

ActorsOyo Boy Sotto andMiko Sotto (1982–2003) are his nephews.^[4] Singer-actressSharon Cuneta is also his niece.^[119]

In the2010 elections, his son Gian Carlo was elected councilor of Quezon City's3rd District and served for three consecutive terms before being elected as the vice mayor of the city in the2019 elections, while his daughterDiorella Maria "Lala" was elected in the6th District of the same city before being appointed chairperson of theMovie and Television Review and Classification Board in 2022.^[120] His nephewsVico Sotto and Viktor Eriko "Wahoo" Sotto were electedmayor ofPasig and councilor ofParañaque's2nd District, respectively.^[121]

Sotto has enlisted in the military as a reservist in thePhilippine Army since 2013, ranked asLieutenant Colonel. Prior to that, he was serving in thePhilippine Constabulary, where he was a Major.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2016 he was the chairman of thePhilippine Bowling Federation (PBF).^[122] Sotto also plays golf and has won several tournaments.^[2]

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Notes

• Pepsi Paloma
• Spoliarium (Eraserheads song)
• The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma (film)

• Senator Vicente C. Sotto III – Senate of the Philippines

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