Sotto talks about 3-year hiatus from politics

The Manila Times

Sotto talks about 3-year hiatus from politics  On the sidelines of the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas press conference on Feb. 18, 2025, The Manila Times 'Lights, Camera, Boto' catches up with former Senate president Tito Sotto and asks what the three-year break from the political scene has done for him and how raring and ready he was to return to government work.  Video by Tessa Mauricio-Arriola  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews  #sotto

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00:00How has the last three years been? Are you well rested and are you raring to get back to work?

00:05I think so. Well, the last three years, we definitely enjoyed the therapy of Eat Bulaga.

00:11Yes, definitely.

00:13We enjoyed it and we were very fortunate to win all the cases that we filed, owning the program.

00:22They needed you at the time, I think, no? It was good that you were there, but he doesn't...

00:26Bulaga fans are a bit sad.

00:29Was there something missing for those three years because you hadn't been in government? What was that feeling?

00:33Hindi naman. I was always in touch. I was always in touch with my colleagues in the Senate.

00:39As a matter of fact, hindi namawala ng pagkwento sa akin yung mga senador.

00:43Malu na yung mga dati ko inabot niya, sila Mick Subiri, sila Lawrence.

00:47Is it going to be an easy campaign? Nobody's forgotten you when you're right up there in the listahan.

00:53Oh, thank you very much.

00:56I hope they have not only forgotten my name.

01:00I hope they have not forgotten what I have done in the past 24 years in the Senate.

01:06You just said, Sir Eli Buendia mentioned yesterday that he considered you and Vic Sot enjoyed it as his hero.

01:14What are your thoughts on that?

01:16Oh yeah, yeah.

01:18We love his music.

01:20We support his music and their group.

01:24He mentioned that he's your hero.

01:26Oh, thank you so much.

01:28Sila ang mga bagong heroes ng entertainment industry, especially the music industry.

01:34Sila naman yun.

01:36Kayo po legend.

01:38The feeling is mutual.

01:54You

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