February 24, 2021 PASIG City Mayor Vico Sotto has been selected as one of 12 global anti-corruption champions by the United States Department of State.
Sotto, 31, was cited for his commitment to transparency initiatives both as a Pasig city councilor and as mayor.
As a Pasig City councilor in 2018, Sotto spent a month at the Des Moines Public Information Board in Des Moines, Iowa, as part of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Professional Fellows Program in the United States.
“He used this experience to help him design and pass Pasig’s first freedom of information legislation when he returned to the Philippines,” the US Embassy in the Philippines said in a statement.
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Mayor Vico Sotto (PIA NCR file)
PASIG CITY, Feb. 24 (PIA) Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has been named one of 12 International Anti-corruption Champions by the United States Department of State.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated leadership, courage and impact in preventing, exposing and combating corruption.
Mayor Vico was one of 12 individuals who have worked tirelessly, often in the face of adversity, to defend transparency, combat corruption, and ensure accountability in their own countries.”
Sotto was even described by the department as a “standard-bearer for a new generation of Philippine politicians who prioritize anti-corruption and transparency initiatives in their election campaigns and in office.”
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said they have distributed learning materials to nearly 6,000 daycare students in the city.
(photo from Mayor Vico Sotto's Twitter)
In a post on Twitter, he said that the number of daycare students in the city diminished due to the pan
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said they have distributed learning materials to nearly 6,000 daycare students in the city.
(photo from Mayor Vico Sotto's Twitter)
In a post on Twitter, he said that the number of daycare students in the city diminished due to the pan