Sotto denies plot, discussions on Con-ass

MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto on Sunday refuted Sen. Imee Marcos’ claims about a plot to hold a constitutional assembly in a bid to block the presidential run of Vice President Sara Duterte in 2028. This comes a few days after minority Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson called Marcos’ claims “outright lies.” Marcos said there were meetings at a hotel to discuss the constitutional assembly, where the two chambers of Congress would convene to amend the 1987 Constitution. “She’s wrong. Ping is right. We never talked about the [constitutional assembly],” Sotto, the former Senate president, told […]...

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