Senate President Vicente Sotto III
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National Intelligance Coordinating Agency (NICA) chief Alex Monteagudo claimed that the Senate of the Philippines is “manned” by members of a communist front organization just by the affiliation of its employees’ union a claim Sotto denied on Tuesday night.
The Senate chief, who has been a senator since 1992, said he would be the “first to sense” if the upper chamber’s employees are indeed engaged in such activities.
“Because of this, I am now inclined to support the criminalizing of red-tagging,” Sotto told reporters on Wednesday.
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon earlier filed Senate Bill No. 2121, which proposes to define and penalize the crime of red-tagging with a jail time of up to 10 years, and perpetual disqualication from holding public office.
Press Release
26 January 2021
Thank you, Mr. President, Majority Leader, colleagues. Magandang hapon.
Given the uncertainties and fears brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the anxieties and worries of the rising food prices, this representation would like to welcome the decision of the Department of National Defense, through its Secretary, Secretary Lorenzana, to hold a dialogue with the University of the Philippines on the termination of the 1989 UP-DND Accord.
Ayaw na nating dagdagan pa ng alalahanin ang taumbayan na mabigat na ang pinapasan araw-araw.
Gaya ng ginawa nating mga hearing sa Covid management at vaccine roll-out, at maging ang naka-schedule na hearing sa darating na Lunes tungkol sa mataas na presyo ng pagkain, dialogue at pag-uusap ang pinakamahusay na paraan sa paghahanap ng mga solusyon sa mga problema sa usaping ito, ang mga na-raise na issue ay kapayapaan, seguridad, kalayaan, at kahusayan.