| Vicente "Tito" C. Sotto III | |
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Senator of the Philippines
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| In office 1992 – 2004 |
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Vice Mayor of Quezon City
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| In office 1988 – 1992 |
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| Born | August 24, 1948 Manila, Philippines |
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| Political party | LDP (1988 to 2007) NPC (2007 to date) |
| Spouse | Helen Gamboa |
| Residence | Quezon City |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Religion | Aglipayan |
Vicente "Tito" C. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of Manila The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino ( Struggle of Democratic Filipinos) is a Political party in the Philippines. The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a Political party in the Philippines. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The Philippine Independent Church, officially the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI, is a Christian denomination of the Catholic tradition Sotto III (born August 24, 1948 in Manila, Philippines) is a former senator in the Philippines Congress. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of Manila The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino: Senádo ng Pilipínas) is the upper chamber of the bicameral Legislature of the Philippines, the The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP He served two terms in the Senate, from 1992 to 2004. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
The brother of Marvic (Vic), Marcelino, and Val Sotto and a grandson and grandnephew of former Senators (Vicente Yap Sotto and Filemon Sotto). Marvic Castelo Sotto (born April 28, 1954) also known as Vic Sotto, is a Filipino Actor, Comedian, and Film Vicente Yap Sotto, also known as Nyor Inting (1877-1950 was a former Senator of the Philippines and considered as one of the greatest Cebuanos
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"Tito" entered politics in 1988, when he was elected Vice-Mayor of Quezon City. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous While Vice Mayor, he made drug eradication a priority; he was named National Vice-Chairman of the Citizen's Drugwatch, and was twice awarded the International Award of Honor by the International Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association. The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs He also established the Vice-Mayors League of the Philippines and became its first President.
Sotto was elected to the Senate in 1992, as part of the Ninth Congress, winning a total of 11,792,121 votes. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Ninth Congress of the Philippines is the current meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1992. During his first term, Senator Sotto served as Assistant Majority Floor Leader and Chairman of the Senate Committees on Local Government, Tourism, Youth and Sports Development, Illegal Drugs, and Rural Development. He was also a member of the Commission on Appointments.
Sotto was reelected in 1998, with the highest vote total of any returning Senator. Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In his second term he was made Chairman of the Senate Committees on Public Services and the Senate Committee on Science and Technology and Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance. During this period, he also served as Assistant Majority Leader (in the Eleventh Congress) and Minority Floor Leader (in the Twelfth). Sotto's term ended in 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Tito Sotto run as a Senator again for the 2007 elections under the administration's Team Unity party. Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Despite his popularity to many Filipinos, Tito Sotto like most of TEAM Unity's Senatorial candidates suffered a defeat. Together Everybody Achieves More (TEAM Unity is the umbrella coalition of the administration-backed senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections.
Prior to his entry into public service, Sotto was a composer, musician, actor, and television personality. Among his musical compositions is the "Magkaisa", considered the anthem of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) On television, Sotto co-hosted Eat Bulaga, which is the longest running program in Philippine history, and hosted Brigada Siete, a public affairs program. Eat Bulaga! is a local noon-time Variety show in the Philippines produced by the Television And Production Exponents Inc He is also an accomplished bowler, and was a member of the Philippine National Bowling Team. Bowling is a Game / Sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a Bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins
Sotto is married to Helen Gamboa, a beauty titlist an actress, singer, and beauty pageant winner. A beauty contest or beauty pageant is a competition based mainly though not always entirely on the physical beauty of its contestants and often incorporating Personality They have four children, Romina, Diorella, Gian, and Ciara, and two grandsons, Romino and Victorio.