Tito Sotto says his Senate salary will go to scholarships if elected

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — If senatorial candidate Vicente “Tito” Sotto III wins, he will use his salary as senator for a scholarship program that will benefit poor students. 

Sotto mentioned this campaign promise for the first time here in Pampanga where the administration senatorial ticket, Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas, attended four local campaign events hosted by the provincial government.

“Ang gagawin ko, on my own, kapag ako ay binalik niyo sa Senado sa tulong ng Panginoong Diyos, ang gagawin ko ‘yung sweldo ko buwan buwan sa anim na taon, hindi ko po kukunin,” Sotto said, drawing cheer from the crowd. 

“Sa halip, ibibigay ko, gagamitin natin sa mga mahihirap na estudyante sa kanilang paaralan. Ni singko hindi po natin kukunin at ibibigay natin sa mga mahihirap nating estudyante,” he added. 

The local officials of Pampanga led by Governor Dennis Pineda hosted the campaign rallies for the 11 senatorial bets of the administration.

Only senatorial bet Panfilo “Ping” Lacson was absent in the campaign activities in Pampanga. 

Pampanga is the eighth province with most numbers of registered voters for Eleksyon 2025 with 1,674,789. — BM, GMA Integrated News

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