Vicente Castelo Sotto III
Senator and President of the Senate
Quezon City
no convictions
πEducation
πTrack Record
Senator of the Philippines
2025 β present
Authored Bills
844
Co-Authored Bills
345
Authored Resolutions
350
Co-Authored Resolutions
338
Passed into Law
272
Co-authored bills + resolutions are biographical β they aren't scored.
Senate of the Philippines β Lifetime Member Stats (All Congresses)Senator of the Philippines
1992 β 2004
Senate of the Philippines β Senator Vicente Sotto III ProfileSenator of the Philippines
2010 β 2022
Attendance: 100%+20 pts
Senate of the Philippines β Senator Vicente Sotto III Profileβ Achievements
Longest-Serving Senator in Philippine History
Only senator in Philippine history to be elected five non-consecutive terms, making him the longest-serving senator on record
2025
Inquirer β Sotto Longest-Serving SenatorComposed 'Magkaisa' β Anthem of People Power Revolution
Composed the iconic Filipino song 'Magkaisa,' which became the anthem of the 1986 People Power Revolution that ousted Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
1986
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πPolitical Dynasty
Sotto Family
Tito Sotto β 3rd Generation
A political dynasty occurs when multiple members of the same family hold public office. The 1987 Philippine Constitution calls on Congress to prohibit political dynasties, but no law has been passed.
Vicente Yap Sotto Sr.
Senator of the Philippines (1946β1950), Representative for Cebu 2nd District (1922β1925); author of the Press Freedom Law
FilemΓ³n Yap Sotto
Senator of the Philippine Legislature (1916β1922), Congressman for Cebu 3rd District in the Philippine Assembly (1907β1916), Delegate to the 1934 Constitutional Convention
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