00:00May request Commissioner Ernesto Ferdinand P. Maceda Jr. to read the Proclamation Certificate of Senator-Elect Vicente Castelo Soto III.
00:14The newly elected Senators of the Republic, honored guests, good afternoon.
00:21We, the Chairman and the Commissioners of the Commission on Elections,
00:25sitting en banc as the National Board of Canvassers of the May 12, 2025, national and local elections,
00:35do hereby proclaim Vicente Castelo Soto III, a Senator-Elect,
00:43to serve for a term of six years, ending on June 30, 2031,
00:51in accordance with Section 4, Article 6 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines.
00:58Given this 17th day of May, 2025, in the City of Manila, Philippines,
01:04signed, George Irwin M. Garcia, Chairman,
01:10and Amy P. Ferrolino, Ray E. Bulay,
01:13Ernesto Ferdinand P. Macedo Jr.,
01:16Nelson J. Celis,
01:18Maria Norina S. Tangaro, Casingal,
01:21Nolli R. PIPO Commissioners,
01:23attested by
01:24Teopisto E. Elnas Jr., Executive Director.
01:28Si Tito Soto po, o Vicente Castelo Soto III,
01:42ay unang nakilala bilang TV host at singer.
01:45Pero hindi na bago sa kanya ang servisyo publiko,
01:48lalot ilan sa mga permanenteng kaanak niya ay naging politiko rin,
01:52kabilang na ang kanyang lolo, na si dating Sen. Vicente Yax Soto.
01:55May we request the family and friends of Sen. Soto.
01:581988, nang manalo siya bilang Vice Mayor ng Quezon City.
02:02At noong 1992 elections, nalo siya bilang Senador.
02:06Sa kabuhuan po, nakaapat na termino na siya bilang Senador.
02:11Naging Senate President siya noong 2018,
02:13at pitingnan natin kung this incoming Congress ay siya ang upo.
02:18Noong 2022, nang sumubok siya ang tumakua sa pagka Vice President,
02:22pero hindi siya pinalad doon.
02:23So ngayon iniintay natin yung kanyang pamilya na umaki sa stage
02:28para naman sa kanilang photo opportunity.
02:31At nakita nga natin kanina na kasama niya yung kanyang mga anak,
02:34kasama si Vice Mayor ng Quezon City, Guillain Soto.
02:39At isa si Sen. Soto.
02:41Siya yung pinakamaraming boto doon sa mga administration ticket.
02:45Oh, number 5 siya sa Luzon.
02:48At number 11 sa Visayas.
02:50So, ang nakita tayo ng interview sa kanya,
02:54yung slate nila was hoping at least 8 to 9,
02:57pero ang namanage nila ay 6 na prosesor.
03:02So ito po yung pamilya ni Sen. Soto.
03:05Alam mo kanina, balikan lang natin yung mga interviews.
03:08Si Sen. Lecvillar.
03:11And may we request Sen. Soto to give us a short message.
03:34The Chairman and the Commissioners of the Commission on Elections
03:39at sa makapangyarihang mamamihang Pilipino,
03:44ang pinakamahalaga at una sa lahat
03:47ay ang aking pagpapasalamat sa Panginoon Diyos.
03:52Lahat ng kapurihan at karangalan ay sa Kanya.
03:56I would like to thank all those who supported and helped me
04:02during this campaign.
04:05The Alianza of the President,
04:08especially my family,
04:10and my beloved wife, Helen.
04:12Gagampanan ko ang tungkulin na inyong binigay sa akin
04:18sa abot ng aking makakaya.
04:22Nakakaasa kayo na buong puso
04:24at kaisipan ko na kayo'y paglilikuran.
04:28In the Philippine Senate,
04:32from 1916 to the present,
04:36I am privileged
04:37to be the first
04:39and presently the only senator
04:42who have been elected
04:44five times
04:46or five times.
04:47In these terms,
04:52I have made legislations
04:54and principally authored
04:56259 laws
04:58that improved and elevated
04:59the lives of the Filipinos.
05:03In this fifth term,
05:05I will exercise oversight
05:08on existing laws
05:10to ensure
05:11that it is properly implemented.
05:15I will make sure
05:16that the budget of the government
05:19is used correctly.
05:21And most of all,
05:23I will make certain
05:25to restore
05:26the good image,
05:27integrity,
05:28and independence
05:29of the institution.
05:34Nais ko pong
05:36mag-iwan
05:38ng maayos
05:39na legasya
05:40hindi lamang
05:41para sa aking sarili
05:42kundi
05:43para sa mga
05:44nauna po sa akin.
05:46Sila Sen. Vicente Yap Soto
05:49at Sen. Philemon Soto.
05:53And most especially
05:54for the future generations
05:57of Sotos
05:58who will serve
05:58the Filipino people.
06:01My utmost gratitude
06:02to the millions
06:04of Filipinos
06:05who have
06:05given me
06:06their trust
06:07and confidence
06:08and confidence.
06:09And most especially
06:10to the great
06:11architect
06:12of the universe.
06:13My God,
06:14ang aking taus-pusong
06:15pasasalamat,
06:16pabuhay
06:17ang Pilipinas.
06:21Thank you very much,
06:23Senator Soto.
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