Comelec proclaims Tito Sotto as senator-elect

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The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) formally proclaims Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III as senator-elect at the Manila Hotel Tent City in Manila, on Saturday, May 17. (Video courtesy of COMELEC)  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00We, the Chairman and the Commissioners of the Commission on Elections, sitting unbanked

00:11as the National Board of Canvassers of the May 12, 2025 National and Local Elections,

00:19do hereby proclaim Vicente Castello Soto III, a Senator-elect, to serve for the term

00:29of six years, ending on June 30, 2031, in accordance with Section IV, Article VI of the Constitution

00:40of the Republic of the Philippines.

00:42Given this 17th day of May, 2025, in the City of Manila, Philippines, signed George Irwin

00:51M. Garcia, Chairman, and Amy P. Ferrolino, Ray E. Bulay, Ernesto Ferdinand P. Macedo Jr.,

01:00Nelson J. Celis, Maria Norina S. Tangaro Casingal, Nolli R. People Commissioners, attested by Teopisto

01:09E. Elmas Jr., Executive Director.

01:16The Chairman and the Commissioners of the Commission on Elections, at sa makapakirihang

01:17mamamihang Pilipinas.

01:18The Chairman and the Commissioners of the Commission on Elections, at sa makapakirihang mamamihang

01:19Pilipinas.

01:20The Chairman and the Commissioners of the Commission on Elections, at sa makapakirihang

01:21mamamihang Pilipinas.

01:22The Chairman and the Commissioners of the Commission on Elections, at sa makapakirihang mamamihang

01:26Pilipinas.

01:27The Chairman and the Commissioners of the Commission on Elections, at sa makapakirihang mamamihang

01:33Pilipinas, ang pinakamahalaga at una sa lahat ay ang aking pagpapasalamat sa Panginoon Diyos.

01:54Lahat ng kapurihan at karangalan ay sa Kanya.

02:01I would like to thank all those who supported and helped me during this campaign.

02:08The Alianza of the President, especially my family, and my beloved wife, Helen.

02:17Gagampanan ko ang tungkulin na inyong binigay sa akin sa abot ng aking makakaya.

02:24Makakaasa kayo na buong puso at kaisipan ko na kayo'y paglilikuran.

02:32In the Philippine Senate, from 1916 to the present, I am privileged to be the first and presently

02:44the only senator who have been elected five times.

02:51In these terms, I have made legislations and principally authored 259 laws that improved and elevated the lives of the Filipinos.

03:06In this fifth term, I will exercise oversight on existing laws to ensure that it is properly implemented.

03:18I will make sure that the budget of the government is used correctly.

03:25And most of all, I will make certain to restore the good image, integrity, and independence of the institution.

03:34Nais ko pong mag-iwan ng maayos na legasiya, hindi lamang para sa aking sarili, kundi para sa mga nauna po sa akin.

03:50Sila Sen. Vicente Yap Soto at Sen. Philemon Soto.

03:56And most especially for the future generations of Sotos who will serve the Filipino people.

04:03My utmost gratitude to the millions of Filipinos who have given me their trust and confidence.

04:12And most especially to the great architect of the universe, my God.

04:17Ang laking taus pusong pasasalamat, pabuhay ang Pilipinas.

04:41Face to็iem will a ago, your question and silence about you.

04:44Again, the last time I knew Podeva Figma is success, your opinion has been imposed on February of thisgepl Excel.

04:47And this you may observe him go out and after the proprietors of Sotos, they're still going out to the end of February of the month of spring.

04:52English is significant to save time before you see the landscape are passed inpu Selic discrimination.

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