Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto Shows Salaries for July, August
TITO SOTTO – The Senate Minority Leader will give more than P471,000 which is his salaries for July and August to poor students.
One of the seasoned lawmakers in the Senate in the 20th Congress is Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto. He was the Senate President during the 18th Congress. He ran for vice president in the 2022 Elections but he lost.
During the 2025 Midterm Polls, Sotto was endorsed by the Alyansa Para Sa Pagbabago supported by President Bongbong Marcos. Upon the opening of the 20th Congress, he vied for the Senate Presidency.
However, Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto lost to Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero who managed to remain in his post. With regards to the issue of the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte in the Senate, the Senate Minority Leader is one of those who wanted the trial to push through.
However, with a 19-4-1 voting, the Senate archived the case. Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto only wished for “God to have mercy” after the Senate archived the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Here are the senators who voted in favor and against the motion of Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Rodante Marcoleta to archive the impeachment case against the Vice President:
YES
- Alan Peter Cayetano
- Pia Cayetano
- Ronald Dela Rosa
- JV Ejercito
- Francis Escudero
- Jinggoy Estrada
- Sherwin Gatchalian
- Bong Go
- Lito Lapid
- Loren Legarda
- Rodante Marcoleta
- Imee Marcos
- Robinhood Padilla
- Erwin Tulfo
- Raffy Tulfo
- Joel Villanueva
- Camille Villar
- Mark Villar
- Juan Miguel Zubiri
NO
- Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV
- Risa Hontiveros
- Francis Pangilinan
- Vicente “Tito” Sotto III
ABSTAIN
- Ping Lacson
During the campaign period for the 2025 Midterm Elections, then-senatorial candidate Sotto vowed to use his salaries during his six-year term to support the deserving but financially underprivileged students. Recently, the now-Senate Minority Leader started fulfilling his campaign promise.
Based on a report on Inquirer, in a Viber message to reporters, Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto showed a photo of himself holding a check that would be used to help support the education of deserving but underprivileged students. The check amounts to over P471,000 which are the salaries of the Senator for July and August.
“As I promised during the campaign, I will give this to those who need financial assistance, particularly in the field of education, to help students who are struggling in life,” the Senate Minority Leader said.
According to Sotto’s office, the said check was deposited in a bank account made for the scholarship program. Based on the report, it also said that there is no foundation as the scholarship is offered directly through the office. They have started with the screening of the scholarship requests and have already approved one (1) out of 18 applications.
The Senate Minority Leader said that 12 applicants are currently completing their requirements while five (5) are undergoing screening or interviews. Aspiring scholars may apply fill out the https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjii5hB8-3vUs6I6Q3Zrg3pvFO6nKcMaC2PZQYjK2a1ECkIg/viewform?pli=1.
Previously, Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto also refiled the bill seeking for 14th-Month Pay for the employees of the private sector.