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Sotto: TVJ bankrolled my candidacy
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto denies receiving any donations from contractors during his 2025 election campaign.
Sotto stated that his Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) only list his personal expenses and contributions from wealthy friends like Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, and Antonio Tuviera.
This statement comes after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced it would issue a show-cause order to Lawrence Lubiano, president of Centerways Construction.
Lubiano is being asked to explain why he should not be charged with an election offense for allegedly making donations to then-senatorial candidate Francis "Chiz" Escudero.
Escudero had previously admitted to receiving P30 million from Centerways Construction during his 2022 campaign but denied facilitating any projects for the firm.
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